Best Lemonade Cupcakes Recipes

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a medium bowl. Cover with 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mash strawberry and sugar mixture with a potato masher, or pulse gently in the bowl of a food processor until strawberries are chunky. Strain strawberries over a bowl, reserving juice.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale yellow and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing for about 1 minute after each egg and scraping down the sides of the bowl. Mix in vanilla extract and strawberry extract.
• Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk, blending well and scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Fold in strawberries and 5 tablespoons strawberry juice with a wooden spoon until well incorporated and you can see bits of strawberry showing throughout the batter. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the cupcakes are a lovely golden color and they spring back when pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Cool in muffin cups for 5 minutes. Remove from tins and finish cooling on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• While the cupcakes are cooling, combine powdered sugar, butter, milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer; whip until creamy.
• Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and garnish each with a strawberry slice.

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box, using cake mix, 3/4 cup lemonade concentrate, 1/2 cup oil, the water, eggs and food color. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat frosting, 6 tablespoons lemonade concentrate and the food color with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Frost cooled cupcakes. Garnish tops with candy sprinkles.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE OLIVE OIL CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the candied lemon: Preheat the oven to 200°F (95°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Thinly slice the lemon into rounds, about ⅛-¼-inch-thick, removing the seeds.
• In a medium shallow skillet, combine the water and granulated sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the lemon slices to the syrup, and simmer until the flesh of the lemons begins to turn translucent, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the lemon slices to the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until crisp. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 18 muffin tin cups with paper liners.
• Make the cupcakes: In a large bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, salt, and baking powder.
• In a medium bowl, combine the butter, strawberry purée, and olive oil. Beat with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on medium-low speed until just combined.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg whites, milk, and red food coloring.
• Add the egg white mixture to the batter and mix on medium-low speed until smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups, filling each about ¾ of the way.
• Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Make the lemon buttercream: In a large bowl, combine the butter, cream cheese, salt, vanilla, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Mix with an electric hand mixer on low speed until smooth. Transfer to a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off or a piping bag fitted with a round tip.
• Pipe the buttercream on top of the cupcakes. Garnish with the candied lemon wheels and sliced strawberries.
• Enjoy!

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Beat white cake mix, 3/4 cup pink lemonade concentrate, water, vegetable oil, egg whites, and 4 drops red food coloring together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat until batter is smooth, about 1 minute more. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire racks to cool completely.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, 1/4 cup pink lemonade concentrate, and yellow food coloring together in a bowl with an electric mixer until frosting is light and the desired consistency. Spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

CREAMY DREAMY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Pour water into large bowl. Add 1/2 cup lemonade drink mix; mix well. Add remaining cake ingredients; beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary until mixture is smooth. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat all frosting ingredients except food color with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. If necessary, add a little more milk until mixture is spreadable. For a yellow frosting, beat in a few drops yellow food color. Refrigerate until ready to frost cupcakes.
• Frost cooled cupcakes. Refrigerator until ready to serve. Store in refrigerator.

LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In small bowl, stir lemonade mix and 3 tablespoons water until mix is dissolved. In large bowl, beat butter, whipping cream and lemonade mixture with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy. On low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar and food color until blended. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with gummy candies and straws.

LEMONADE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate from can and discard or reserve for other use.
• Combine remaining lemonade concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl.
• Add food coloring (if desired) and mix thoroughly.
• Beat with mixer until well blended.
• Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Cool completely before frosting with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Frosting: In a large bowl, cream together all ingredients until thick, smooth, and spreadable; use immediately.
• Store frosted goods covered in the refrigerator; bring to room temperature before serving.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, butter, and egg until smooth. Add yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon extract. Beat until smooth. Add flour and mix just until smooth.
• Scoop batter into paper liners. Bake 22-25 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack before frosting.
• For frosting:.
• Wash and hull strawberries. Puree in food processor and set aside.
• Add sugar and egg whites into bowl of mixer. Fit over pan of simmering water. Whisk constantly, keeping mixture over heat, until it feels hot to the touch, about 3 minutes.
• Remove bowl from heat. Using the whisk attachment on a stand mixer, beat meringue on medium speed until cool, about 5 minutes.
• Switch to paddle attachment and add butter, one tablespoon at a time, beating until smooth. Once all the butter is in, beat on medium-high until very smooth and thick, 6-10 minutes. If the buttercream curdles or separates, keep beating and it will come together again.
• Gradually beat in lemon juice, then the vanilla. You should have a shiny, smooth, velvety white buttercream. For lemon buttercream, stop at this point. For strawberry-lemon buttercream, add the strawberry puree.

LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Remove 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate from can and discard or reserve for other use.
• Combine remaining concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl.
• Beat with mixer until well blended.
• Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Cool completely before frosting.

MATTIE'S STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer; slowly mix in strawberry jam until fully blended into the batter. Beat lemon juice into batter until smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 19 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Spread strawberry frosting onto each cupcake.

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, egg whites and lemonade concentrate until smooth.
• Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of buttermilk, beating just until smooth.
• Add enough food colouring to turn batter light pink.
• Scoop batter into paper lined muffin pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely on rack.
• To make the frosting: In a bowl, using and electric mixer on low speed, beat together sugar, butter and salt until creamy.
• Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lemonade concentrate, lemon extract, beat 1 minute.
• Add cream, beat until frosting is smooth and fluffy. If you would like stiffer or sweeter frosting you can add more sugar at this stage 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.
• Pipe or spoon frosting onto completely cooled cupcakes.

SCRUMPTIOUS STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For cupcakes: In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in mashed strawberries, oil, milk and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared cupcake pans.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 min or until cupcakes are done.
• For the lemon cream cheese frosting: Cream together shortening, butter, and cream cheese until nice and smooth. Add vanilla into mixture and combine. Sift together sugar and salt, and slowly add to shortening, butter & cheese mixture. Add lemon juice and mix well.
• Top each cupcake with a slice of strawberry and lemon zest. Voila!

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES WITH PINK BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Whisk white sugar, oil, water, eggs, and 3 tablespoons pink lemonade powder together in a bowl; stir in buttermilk until smooth. Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; beat into sugar mixture just until batter is combined. Add just enough food coloring to turn batter pink. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, half-and-half, and 2 tablespoons pink lemonade powder together in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy. Add enough food coloring to make a pink frosting; spread onto cupcakes.

RASPBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix white cake mix, water, lemon-flavored gelatin mix, egg whites, and canola oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. Turn speed to medium and beat batter for 2 minutes. Fill muffin cups about 1/2-full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool cupcakes completely, at least 30 minutes.
• Beat milk and cheesecake-flavored pudding mix together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes. Transfer pudding to a pastry bag fitted with an icing tip. Break an opening into each cupcake using the icing tip and gently squeeze pudding into cupcake until it begins to swell.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, and lemonade concentrate together in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and thickened; spread onto cupcakes.

FROSTED PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper cupcake liners.
• Beat cake mix, 3/4 cup lemonade concentrate, egg whites, water, and vegetable oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer at low speed for about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and continue beating until you have a smooth batter, about 1 minute more. Spoon batter into liners to about 2/3-full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate, salt, and red food coloring in a bowl with a mixer until smooth and even in color; spread over cooled cupcakes.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE / (VIRGIN) DAQUIRI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, add the cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, and the strawberry daquiri concentrate. Mix on low for about 30 seconds and then increase to medium speed for 90 seconds (the batter will still be a bit lumpy; take care not to overmix so you don't end up with dry cupcakes).
• Prepare muffin pan with cupcake liners (fill the cups between 2/3 and 3/4 full). Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick registers "done" in the center cupcake.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let rest 5 minutes. Remove the cupcakes and cool completely on a baking rack.
• Once the cupcakes have cooled, frost the cupcakes. (Chill the cupcakes if planning to frost them later).
• FROSTING: First wash and hull strawberries and toss them into a food processor (I used a hand blender). Puree strawberries, put over a strainer to drain some of the liquid. Stir occasionally until most of the liquid has drained.
• Add sugar and egg whites into a mixer bowl or another large heatproof bowl, fit the bowl over a plan of simmering water and whisk constantly, keeping the mixture over the heat, until it feels hot to the touch, about 3 minutes. The sugar should be dissolved, and the mixture will look like shiny marshmallow cream. Remove the bowl from the heat.
• Using the whisk attachment on a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, beat the meringue on medium speed until it is cool, about 5 minutes.
• Switch to the paddle attachment if you have one (totally optional), and add the butter a tablespoon at a time, beating until smooth.
• Once all the butter is in, beat the frosting on medium-high speed until it is thick and very smooth, 6-10 minutes. Don't freak out if your frosting curdles or separates, keep beating and it will come together again.
• Once the frosting is thick and smooth, gradually beat in the lemon juice on medium speed, waiting until each addition is absorbed before adding more, and then the vanilla. By this point you should have a shiny smooth, velvety, pristine white frosting. You can stop at this point if you want to stick with lemon frosting.
• For strawberry buttercream, gradually add in strawberry puree, beating on medium speed until well incorporated.

SCRUMPTIOUS STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. For cupcakes: In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in mashed strawberries, oil, milk and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared cupcake pans. 2. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes 3. For the lemon cream cheese frosting: Cream together shortening, butter, and cream cheese until nice and smooth. Add vanilla into mixture and combine. Sift together sugar and salt and slowly add to shortening, butter and cheese mixture. Add lemon juice and mix well. 4. Top each cupcake with a slice of strawberry and lemon zest.

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°F.
• Spray pan with vegetable pan spray; sprinkle 1 teaspoon colored sugar into each cupcake-space in the pan.
• Add water to pink lemonade mix to total amount of water called for on cake mix package directions.
• Follow cake mix package directions to prepare cake, adding chopped lemon peel.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, blending 1/4 cup drink mix into batter before spooning into prepared muffin cups. Cool 10 min. in pans. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Add milk to remaining drink mix in large bowl; stir until mix is dissolved. Add cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar; beat with mixer until blended.
• Spoon frosting into large pastry bag fitted with large star pastry tip. Use to pipe about 2-1/2 Tbsp. frosting onto each cupcake. Decorate with remaining ingredients.

RASPBERRY LEMONADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Prepare cake mix as directed, substituting the same amount of thawed raspberries with the juice for the water amount. Scoop into papers in cupcake pan, 2/3 full. Bake as directed, checking with toothpick for doneness.
• 2. Scoop frosting into mixing bowl, add lemon extract and add about 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and beat til smooth, scraping sides. You can add less or more powdered sugar to your desired thickness. It is easier to pipe than plain canned frosting that is a little thin.
• 3. Fill your piping bag fitted with chosen tip and frost your cupcakes. Place candy raspberry on top. Heat raspberry preserves in microwave about 30 sec or until thin. Drizzle over top.
• 4. Alerations are always fun. Sliced lemons sauteed with sugar til well browned set atop these along with the candy raspberry. The pic at top is with a real fresh raspberry although recipe says candies.