Sunny Lemon Curd Cupcakes

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These Sunny Lemon Curd Cupcakes are the perfect Spring or Summer dessert with a sweet tangy filling inside a light lemon vanilla sour cream cupcake.

We recently had a party and my friend’s favorite flavor is Lemon Curd. I usually make her Lemon Bars.  This time I wanted something a little different. The cupcakes are filled with lemon curd with a delicious lemon cake and Vanilla Frosting with some pretty yellow sparkle sugar.

Sunny Lemon Curd Cupcakes

I make the lemon curd in advance. I make enough that I can freeze it for later use. You can also use these cute cupcake flags.

I also like the lime curd cupcakes which are similar, if you prefer lime, you can try these or any of my other cupcake recipes.

You can get some yellow polka dot balloons, some fun confetti for the table and then print off the cupcake flags and decorate them, which will create a fun mood and party atmosphere.

Serve them with some lemonade served in pretty mason jars and cute straws.  You can also display them on a pretty cake pedestal and place on a sideboard or buffet table with some paper doilies. This will make a beautiful dessert bar.

Lemon Curd Cupcake Recipe

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Sunny Lemon Lime Cupcakes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12

Author: Candi Elm

Ingredients

• 1 stick of softened unsalted butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ts lemon zest
• 1 ts vanilla
• 1 ts baking powder
• 1/2 ts baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 ts fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup lemon curd (recipe above)
• FROSTING
• 2 Sticks Softened Unsweetened Butter
• 3 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar
• 1 ts salt
• 1 ts milk
• 1 ts Vanilla (or lemon extract)

Instructions

1. Cream the butter and add sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. Beat until creamy and well blended. Add eggs one at a time,scraping bowl. Alternate dry ingredients with the sour cream and mix well. Fold in lemon zest.
2. Fill 12 cupcake liners 1/2 full and bake for 20 -22 min until done.
3. Remove from pan to cool.
4. Once Cool remove middle of cupcake with cupcake corer or apple corer.
5. Fill with Lemon Curd.
6. To Frost:
7. Place butter in Electric Mixer and beat.
8. Add Sifted sugar 1 cup at a time.
9. Add milk as needed.
10. Add salt and extract.
11. Frost Cupcakes. Add Sprinkles.

If you still can’t get enough of this sunny lemony goodness, try this Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake.