Just to start off, these are REALLY easy and very yummy.
Cupcakes:
Boxed white cake mix (any brand will do)
Make according to directions except for the water.
Instead of water use frozen pink lemonade concentrate (thawed)
(the mix I used called for 1 1/4 C water, so I used 1 C pink lemonade concentrate and 1/4 C water, just to thin it down a bit)
The batter will be pretty tart, but a lot of that flavor will bake out
Frosting:
This is a recipe I got from my sis-in-law Kristin (not sure where she got it from...). I just modified it a little.
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1-7 ounce jar marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons lemon juice (the original recipe calls for milk here)
Combine butter and mallow creme. Beat on medium until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla and lemon juice.
Next time I'm going to use more of the pink lemonade concentrate instead of the lemon juice...
To finish them off I sliced up a couple lemons and dredged the slices in granulated sugar and placed them on top. They were even yummy to eat (with out the rind) because of all the sugar.
These cupcakes were a huge hit. I hope you like them as much as I did!
5 comments:
ok we have ESP! except yours were probably way yummier. I just used a lemon cake mix and decided i wanted to find a good recipe for lemony icing too! So you totally just did all the work for me! Thanks!! But I like the pink lemoade batter idea too, then it prolly doesn't taste so artificial!
How are ya'll doing?
Yummy. Can't wait to give them a try. That's awesome that you made them for the boys b-day party. They're so pink and sweet looking! Love it.
See, that's what I'm talkin' about- I want to take pictures like THAT! Gorgeous- and the cupcakes sound fantastic. I love lemon anything.
THEY ARE SO YUMMY!!!
This sounds delicious!!! You never cease to amaze me!
Post a Comment