Lemonade Cupcakes Recipe

The weather is definitely heating up here and with just one week left of school, my kids have summer on the brain. They’re even starting to make plans for what we should do this summer!

One of Zac’s ideas was to have a lemonade stand and while I think it might be a little too hot outside for most of the summer, these cupcakes should make it up to him!

These adorable and delicious Lemonade Cupcakes are made with actual lemon and topped with a straw to make them extra cute. They’re perfect for any spring or summer occasion, and if you are having a lemonade stand, I bet they’d make a great snack to sell at the booth too!

Lemonade Cupcakes

For the cupcakes:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
¾ cup butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup milk
Rind of half a lemon
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 drops yellow gel food coloring

For the buttercream and decorations:

2 sticks butter, softened
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
Yellow gel food coloring
4 yellow straws
Yields: One dozen cupcakes

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Set aside.

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and eggs. Add milk and lemon rind + juice.

In thirds, add dry ingredients into your wet ingredients.

Once batter is formed, add yellow gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.

Fill your lined muffin tin with your cupcake batter (each about 2/3 full) and bake for 15 minutes (or, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of a cupcake).

Allow the cupcakes to cool on a wire rack before decorating.

To make the buttercream, beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth. Add yellow gel food coloring and beat until completely tinted.

Sccop the buttercream into a piping bag with Wilton icing tip #1M attached. Frost each cupcake.

Cut your yellow straws into thirds and insert one into each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!

Whether you’re making these for the next bake sale or you just want a sweet taste of summer, I hope these Lemonade Cupcakes are exactly what you’re looking for!

What’s your favorite summer treat?