LEMON CUPCAKES WITH LIMONCELLO GLAZE

LEMON CUPCAKES WITH LIMONCELLO GLAZE image

Categories Cake

Yield 18 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 17

Cupcakes:
2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup finely grated lemon peel
GLAZE:
3/4 cup powder sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons limoncello
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
18 small strawberries with whole green part for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 Sift flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Bea in eggs, one at a time. Beat in dry ingredients - 3 additions at a time. Beat in lemon juice and peel. Divide into muffin tins. Bake cupcakes 18 minutes. While they are baking: Stir 3/4 cup powdered sugar, butter, limoncello, lemon juice and lemon peel in small saucepan over low heat until butter melts and glaze comes to simmer. Whisk in additional sugar if too thin. Spoon 1 teaspoon glaze over warm cupcakes. Cool. Arrange one strawberry on top, drizzle with more glaze. Let cupcakes stand until glaze sets (about 2 hours)