Lemon Meringue Pie Cupcakes

01 Sunday Sep 2013

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cream cheese frosting, Cupcake, lemon, lemon cake, Lemon Curd Filling, Lemon Frosting, Lemon Meringue Pie Cupcake, Mousse, tangy, Whipped cream

Since I believe tart lemon is one one the best flavors God created, these lemon meringue pie cupcakes are one of my favorites. I’m not much of a pie baker, but one of my most cherished memories of my mom is her lemon meringue pie. So I created these cuppies to conjure up that memory.

A fragrant lemon cake is filled with tangy lemon curd mixed with a hint of sweet whipped cream to make almost a mousse. Then more lemon curd is folded into the velvety cream cheese frosting and dolloped on top with a sprinkling of sanding sugar. The bride I made these for included these on her cookie table along with the pink champagne minis (see “Pink Champagne and Raspberries” post)….yum! And I ate a few and thought of my mom….

Stella and Dot Party Mini Cupcakes

10 Friday May 2013

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caramel, double chocolate cake, Lemon Curd Filling, Lemon Frosting, salted caramel filling, salted caramel frosting, sour cream almond cake, Stella and Dot

My friend had a “Stella & Dot” cupcake and wine party and asked me to make mini cupcakes for the event. She chose an almond sour cream cake with lemon curd and lemon buttercream (white swirls) and double chocolate cake with caramel and caramel buttercream (S&D iconic blue swirls). Since minis are virtually impossible to “fill,” I simply mounded a dollop of the filling on top of each cake before swirling on the buttercream. The filling added just the right dimension to the already richly-flavored cake. The dainty little bites were a perfect match to a glass of wine and some fabulous jewelry and accessories. And, best of all, there was little guilt if you wanted more than one!

Poppy Lemon Zingers!

13 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Buttercream, lemon, Lemon Curd Filling, Lemon Frosting, poppy seed lemon cake

Poppy Lemon Zinger Cupcakes

Spring is right around the corner and I’m ready to add a little sunshine to my day. Thus the creation of these Poppy Lemon Zingers! I started with a poppy seed lemon cake and filled them with a tart lemon curd–perhaps my favorite flavor. They are topped with a creamy vanilla-lemon flavored buttercream frosting. It took almost a pound of lemons (juice and zest) to make these babies, really tart and yummy….!