5.25.2013

Lemon & Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting




I have a lemony delight for you guys today as last week I made some Lemon and Blueberry cupcakes which I paired with a Lemon cream cheese frosting (lush!). I love lemony bakes their just so yummy and refreshing, I'd seen them paired with blueberries and thought what an awesome combo.

To my usual cupcake recipe I added the zest of two un-waxed lemon plus a bit of the juice as well as a handful of blueberries. I thought it would be nice to try a lemon cream cheese frosting with this as I wanted a light topping for this lemony cupcake. I used the Pink Whisk's cream cheese frosting recipe, initially i was just going to add lemon zest to flavour it. However after tasting it felt that zest alone wasn't giving me the strong lemon flavour I wanted so my twin suggested  I add a tablespoon of lemon curd to it..... definitely a good call.


I was so happy with the way it all turned out. I took them to work and I got such amazing feedback I went home a very happy baker! It was a deliciously, lemony cupcake surrounded by juicy blueberries. The cream cheese frosting was a beautiful compliment, silky and refreshingly light. The lemon curd that was added last minute gave it a gorgeous lemony kick. Simply delicious.



A special thanks to my talented friend she has outdone herself with these photos let drooling comence  lol x

I'm entering these to Kick at the pantry Door's Feel Good Food challenge as June's feel good food is  Blueberries.











I'm also going to enter Simple and in Seasonal for the first time also as Blueberries are in season.







9 comments:

  1. Blueberries in cakes are incredible - I love them!

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  2. Lemon and Blueberry are like THE best flavour combo ever, and blueberries are so awesomely good for you (check back on my blog on the 1st June for an amazing new challenge) that anything that contains blueberries I reckon can only be good!
    Plus I have to say that your piping on these is stunning, the roses are just beautiful :-)
    The Pantry Door

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    1. aww thank you Vic I love piping them! yeah its a really yummy combo.

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  3. These look amazing and I have to say I love your piping work it looks so pretty. Great flavour combo :)

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    1. Thank you Emma, I'm really happy with the way they came out.

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  4. These look amazing! My absolute favourite flavour combination :)

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  5. SNAP indeed! These cupcakes look lush and I love the pretty rose piping on top. Lemon and blueberries go so well together.

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