Lemon Curd Cupcakes

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These Lemon Curd Cupcakes are the perfect Spring or Summer dessert with a sweet tangy lemon curd filling inside a light lemon vanilla sour cream cupcake. For more cupcake ideas like these try our other creative cupcake ideas.

These delightful lemony desserts will be a great addition to your next Tea Party or special occasion. They would look great on a dessert table with these lemon poppy seed cookies and lemon poppy seed scones.

Lemon Cupcake on a white stand with a sliced cupcake below.

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What I love about these cupcakes
Ingredients
Directions
Recipe FAQs
Baking Tips
How to Display Your Cupcakes
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Lemon Curd Cupcakes

What I love about these cupcakes

When you bite into these lemony cupcakes you get a surprise of the tartness of the gooey lemon curd along with the sweetness of the Vanilla Frosting. A match made in heaven. When I worked in a bakery, these were some of the top sellers.

Ingredients

The recipe uses common baking ingredients, such as flour, eggs, lemons, baking soda, and baking powder. You will also need sour cream and either Lemon curd or you can make the recipe I have included below.

“See the recipe card below for full information on Ingredients and quantities.”

Directions

Cream Butter, Sugar, and add vanilla and lemon juice. Add eggs one at a time.
In a separate bowl add the dry ingredients. Then add dry ingredients to the batter and add the sour cream alternately with dry ingredients.
Bake the cupcakes for 20-22 minutes.
Let cool and then using an apple corer remove the middle of the cupcakes and add the lemon curd.
In a new bowl cream the butter and powdered sugar. Adding Vanilla extract, salt, and milk as needed. Don’t add the milk all at once.
Decorate and enjoy.

Additional steps to make these cupcakes.

Recipe FAQs

Do I need to add Lemon Curd to the cupcakes?

If you don’t want that surprise of gooey goodness in the middle you can skip it. I would then add 1 teaspoon of lemon extract to the frosting to give it a little kick. You can still add the vanilla extract and use both.

What if I don’t have an apple corer to add the lemon curd?

You can use a small sharp knife and cut out a little scoop or use a small spoon. Being careful not to break the cupcake in half.

Can I make these into Lime Cupcakes with Lime Curd?

Yes, these would be delicious that way. You can use key lime juice instead of lemon juice and add some store-bought or homemade lime curd.

Baking Tips

When baking these cupcakes, make sure you use fresh baking soda and baking powder.
Always taste your extracts and lemon juice to make sure they are fresh.
You can freeze these cupcakes unfrosted by wrapping them tightly and sealing them in a storage container before freezing them for up to two months.
Homemade Lemon Curd tastes so delicious in these cupcakes but you can also buy storebought sold at most grocery stores or specialty stores.

How to Display Your Cupcakes

I make the lemon curd in advance. I make enough that I can freeze it for later use.

You can get some yellow polka dot balloons, and 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 them on a sideboard or buffet table with some paper doilies. This will make a beautiful dessert bar.

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