Best Lemon Lime Cupcakes Recipes

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LEMON-LIME CUPCAKES



Lemon-Lime Cupcakes image

This is one of the hundreds of cupcake recipes that I make homemade for my cupcake business. It's a light lemon and lime cupcake.

Provided by platinum designs

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Lemon Cake Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 ½ cups butter
3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup lemon-lime soda (e.g. 7-Up™)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12 cup muffin pans and line with paper baking cups.
  • Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 15 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing each until well blended. Stir in the lemon extract. Stir in the flour, alternating with the lemon-lime soda, just until the batter is smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 276.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.9 g, Cholesterol 69.3 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 97.6 mg, Sugar 25.1 g

LEMON & LIME CUPCAKES



Lemon & Lime Cupcakes image

A scrumptious treat for all, and also great to make with the kids!

Provided by ur5ula10

Time 1h

Yield Makes Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C (160C/fan), gas 4.
  • Mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Use an electric whisk or a fork to blend the eggs .Then add the eggs bit by bit to the mix before adding the sifted flour.
  • Give it all a good mix.Then fill the cupcake cases to about halfway and put in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Then when they are out of the oven, stick a knife through the cake and when you take it out if it is clean then your cakes are ready.
  • While you are waiting for them to cool get started on your icing.
  • Mix the icing sugar and butter together gently. Once they have been blended add a teaspoon or two of water to the right consistency. Separate the mix into 2 different bowls, one for lemon and one for lime. Now add juice and colour to each bowl to taste.
  • Now you are ready to ice your cakes!
  • You may ice you cakes anyway you like, you can pipe it, or even spread it with a knife.
  • Then enjoy hope you like it !

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