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Lemon Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

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Lemon Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 24
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The combination of lemon and strawberries is classic. Perfectly portioned cupcakes let you indulge in dessert with little guilt!
Updated Aug 9, 2011

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box (16.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
  • 3 tablespoons grated lemon peel

Frosting

  • 4 to 6 medium strawberries (about 4 oz), hulled
  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting

Garnish, if desired

  • 12 strawberries, sliced
  • Lemon peel curls

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, adding grated lemon peel with the water.
  • 2
    Place 4 oz strawberries in blender. Cover; pulse 20 seconds to puree strawberries. Pour 1/4 cup of the strawberry puree into medium bowl. Stir in fluffy white frosting until well mixed.
  • 3
    Generously frost cupcakes. Garnish with sliced strawberries and lemon peel curls. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    One lemon will yield 2 to 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons of grated lemon peel. You can freeze extra lemon juice and peel separately for another use.
  • tip 2
    To purchase the filigree shown on the cupcakes, go to www.fancyflours.com and search cupcake wrappers.
  • tip 3
    An easy way to hull strawberries is to push one end of a plastic drinking straw into the point of the berry and push it through to pop off the green cap.
  • tip 4
    If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

Nutrition

160 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 25g Total Carbohydrate, 16g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
160mg
6%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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