Easter Cupcakes Recipe

Easter Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 egg
• 2 cup buttermilk

For Frosting :

• 1 cup butter
• 1 Pinch salt
• edible food color as required
• 5 cup powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoon whipping cream

Recipe :

• Step 1 Preheat the oven and prepare flour mixture

  To prepare these amazing Easter Cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 36 muffin tins with cupcake liners. After that, take a bowl and combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

• Step 2 Beat together butter, sugar and eggs

  In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the sugar and the butter together on medium speed until combined. Add in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Next, add lemon extract and beat to combine.

• Step 3 Make the cupcake batter

  With the mixer at low speed, add 1/3 of the flour mixture. When it’s almost mixed in, add half of the buttermilk, followed by an additional 1/3 of the flour, and then the final buttermilk. Add the last of the flour mixture then continue to beat just until it is blended.

• Step 4 Bake the cupcakes

  Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin tins, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake until a tester inserted in the middle of the cupcakes comes back with just a few crumbs, about 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing it to a cooling rack to cool completely.

• Step 5 Prepare the buttercream

  To prepare the buttercream, place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Next, add 3 cups of powdered sugar and beat to combine. Continue to add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. When all of the powdered sugar has been added, add in 3 tablespoons of heavy cream and a pinch of salt. Continue to beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, adding more cream if desired. Tint with the green food colouring.

• Step 6 Assemble the cupcakes & serve immediately

  Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a small, multi-opening tip. Starting at the top and moving out, pipe the grass onto the cupcakes – place the tip on the cupcake, squeeze the bag, then release while pulling up to form blades of grass. Try to make different lengths of grass. Top each cupcake with a few candy eggs.