Best 2 One Bowl Lemon Cupcakes Recipes

ONE BOWL LEMON CUPCAKES

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I am a huge fan of 'One Bowl Chocolate Cake' by Allrecipes user 'shirleyo' on Allrecipes! I was determined to create a new cake flavor just as moist, fluffy, and homemade. These lemon cupcakes are contest-winning fluffy and moist deliciousness!

Provided by Dani

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup strained fresh lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Beat milk, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and lemon extract into the dry ingredients using an electric mixer set to medium for 2 minutes.
Bring lemon juice to a boil in a small saucepan and immediately beat into the batter with the electric mixer on low speed.
Fill cupcake liners with batter to about two-thirds full.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 216.4 mg, Sugar 17.5 g

LEMON CUPCAKES

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Usher in spring with these tender, lemony cupcakes. It's a recipe from my mother that I spiced up a bit. -Bertina Nicholas-Johnson, Waynesboro, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 to 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
FROSTING:
1/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 to 1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
5 to 6 teaspoons 2% milk

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and extracts. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cream. Beat just until combined. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 325° for 15-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat shortening until fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 319 calories, Fat 14g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 124mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.