Best 4 Lemon Filled Cupcakes Recipes

LEMON-FILLED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat lemon cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl for 2 minutes.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until very lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cupcakes thoroughly.
• Cut vegetable shortening and 1/4 cup butter together in a bowl with a pastry cutter until well mixed. Beat lemon juice into shortening mixture until creamy.
• Stir 2 cups confectioners' sugar into shortening mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, until the filling is smooth. Set filling aside.
• Place white chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave on High for 15 seconds and stir chocolate. Continue heating in 15-second intervals, stirring between heating until white chocolate is melted and smooth.
• For frosting, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Stir in melted white chocolate and vanilla extract.
• Gradually beat in 4 cups confectioners' sugar, alternating with drizzles of orange juice, to make a smooth and creamy frosting.
• Cut holes through the top of each cupcake. Holes should be deep enough to put filling inside.
• Spoon lemon filling into the holes.
• Pipe the cream cheese frosting on top of cupcakes; sprinkle with lemon zest.

RASPBERRY-FILLED LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, adding 2 tablespoons lemon peel to batter. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Reserve 24 raspberries for garnish; set aside. In small bowl, beat remaining raspberries, 1 cup of the frosting and 2 tablespoons lemon peel with whisk until well blended. Fit 1/4-inch diameter round tip into decorating bag. Spoon raspberry mixture into bag. Insert tip into center of each cupcake, about two-thirds of the way down; gently squeeze bag, pulling upwards until cupcake swells slightly and filling comes to top. (Do not let filling spill out over top of cupcake.)
• In small bowl, mix remaining frosting and the lemon juice until smooth and shiny. Pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes. Garnish each with fresh raspberry and lemon peel strips. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

LEMON-FILLED COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 (2 1/2-inch) muffin cups with paper liners; set aside.
• Spread 1 cup coconut on a baking sheet. Toast for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, coconut milk, oil, and yellow food coloring; beat with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. Scrape down the side of bowl. Beat on medium for 2 minutes more. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cool completely on wire rack.
• For lemon filling:
• In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup whipped cream frosting and the lemon curd until combined.
• With a sharp knife, make a 1/2-inch slit in the top center of each cooled cupcake. Place lemon filling in a disposable piping bag; snip a small end off one corner of the bag, and pipe filling into cupcakes.
• In a medium bowl, stir the coconut extract into the remaining whipped cream frosting and frost the cupcakes.
• Toss together the toasted coconut and the remaining 1/2 cup untoasted coconut. Sprinkle the coconut mixture over the frosted cupcakes.

LEMON FILLED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Sift together ~ 2 c sifted cake flour (or 1/3/4 c reg flour and 1 1/4 c sugar & 2 1/8 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp. salt.
• 2. Add 1/3 c soft shortening,2/3 c milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat 200 strokes or 2 min. in mixer. Add another 1/3 C milk and 1 egg. Beat 2 min.on mixer.
• 3. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full. Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 4. Lemon Filling: Mix in saucepan ` 1 1/8 c sugar, 1/4 c cornstarch and stir in 1 1/8 cups hot water. Cook over moderate heat stirring constantly until mixture boils. ` Boil 1 min. ~ Beat a little of hot mixture into 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten. Beat into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 min. longer stirring constantly. Remove from heat, continue stirring until smooth. Blend in 2 tablespoons oleo ~ when cool add 3 Tablespoons lemon juice and 1 Tablespoon lemon rind.
• 5. When all is cooled, cut a deep circle in top of cupcake and add the filling, place the top back on and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.