Lemon Curd Cupcakes

MOIST, TASTY, YELLOW, TANGY, ZESTY, BITTER-SWEET, FRUITY, YUMMY, DELICIOUS.

There you have it, these descriptive nine words sum up these SCRUMPTIOUS (now make that 10 words :-)) Lemon Curd Cupcakes.

I made lemon curd using this recipe (here) from POPSUGAR Food. To make these cupcakes you only need to make a half batch of this lemon curd recipe, or you could make the whole batch like I did and make this Lemon Curd and Strawberry Pavlova , with the left over lemon  curd, trust me its worth it :-).

RECIPE CREAM CHEESE LEMON CUPCAKES:  (Recipe converted and adapted from POPSUGAR)

• 225g Plain flour, sifted
• Zest and juice from 1 lemon
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 200g unsalted butter
• 285g caster sugar
• 125g cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup Lemon curd

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 170ºC and line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
2. Whisk together the flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
3. In a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar, until fluffy and lightened in color. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the cream cheese and beat until completely incorporated.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until no streaks of yolk remain. Add the lemon juice and vanilla, and mix until incorporated.
5. Add the dry ingredients in three additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula between additions. Mix together until just combined.
6. Divide the batter among the cupcake molds, filling each mold about 3/4 full.
7. Bake for 24-28 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
8. Allow to rest for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before filling with lemon curd.
9. Using a watermelon baller scoop out a round in the centre of each cupcake.
10. Sift powdered sugar over the tops of the cupcakes using a fine mesh strainer.
11. Pipe the lemon curd into the cupcakes until it’s flush with the tops of the cupcakes.

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