Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes

This lemon-raspberry cupcake recipe pairs raspberries with lemon juice and lemon zest in a sour cream-based cake with confectioners' sugar frosting.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 535 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.25 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1.5 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup sour cream, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack until cooled completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Frost cooled cupcakes; top with additional raspberries.

Step 4

Whisk 1 ½ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt together in a small bowl.

Step 5

Beat sugar and ½ cup butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 tablespoon lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir in ½ flour mixture until just combined. Add in sour cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice, stirring until just combined. Add in remaining ½ flour mixture; stir to combine.

Step 6

Sprinkle 1 cup raspberries with 1 ½ teaspoons flour in a small bowl; toss to coat. Gently fold raspberries into batter. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each ¾ full.

Step 7

Meanwhile, heat 1 cup raspberries in a small saucepan over medium heat until they burst and release their juices, 5 to 10 minutes; strain through a fine-mesh sieve set over a medium bowl, pressing, using the back of a wooden spoon, to extract approximately ⅓ cup juice from berries. Discard seeds; cool juice completely.

Step 8

Beat 1 cup butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until incorporated. Beat in ⅓ cup raspberry juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon lemon zest, and 1 pinch salt; beat until combined. Beat in heavy cream until frosting is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.