Zesty Lemon Cupcakes 柠檬纸杯蛋糕

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Instructions

 

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  To make these zingy lemon cupcakes, we need to have fresh lemons. Grate the skins for the lemon zest and squeeze the lemon for fresh lemon juice.
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  Prepare all ingredients needed to make these zingy lemon cupcakes.
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  Next, preheat oven to 180 degree C ( 350 degree F ).
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  Line a 12 or 24 cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Have ready an ice-cream scoop to spoon the batter into the liners.
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  In a small mixing bowl, add sifted all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Mix everything together and set aside.
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  In a bowl of an electric mixer, add butter ( softened to room temperature ),
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  Beat the butter until creamy.
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  Then, add sugar.
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  Beat butter and sugar using medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scape down the sides and bottom of bowl occasionally throughout entire mixing process.
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  Then beat in the egg until well mixed with the batter.
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  Next, add the egg whites, one at a time and continue mixing until the egg whites is well corporated.
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  Add the vanilla extract.
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  Followed by lemon extract.
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  And the freshly grated lemon zest. Mix until everything is well combined.
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  Remove mixing bowl from electric mixer. Add half of the flour mixture. Using a long wooden spoon, mix the flour (in the figure of S) into the batter.
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  Then add in milk.
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  And the freshly squeezed lemon juice.
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  Add in the remaining of the flour mixture and continue mixing with the wooden spoon until well combined.
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  Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon the batter 3/4 full into the cupcake liners.
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  Put the cupcake pan into the preheated oven.
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  Bake for 18 minutes or until the tops set and a toothpick inserted in centre of cupcake comes out clean.
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  When baked, removed cupcake pan to cool on wire rack.
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  Then transfer cupcakes to cool completely on wire rack before frosting.
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  Next prepare ingredients to make the frosting.
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  Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, cream cheese and lemon zest on low speed for about 1 minute.
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  Then add in vanilla extract and beat until smooth, another 1 minute.
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  Gradually add in the icing sugar. Beat on medium speed for another 1 minute.
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  Transfer the cream cheese frosting into a piping bag with a frosting tip.
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  Frost the cooled cupcakes. And we're done!
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  Garnish the frosted lemon cupcakes with a cut of lemon and lemon zest. These beautifully delicious cupcakes are any lemon lover Spring dream cupcakes!