Pomegranate Lemonade Cupcake Recipes

LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325ºF (170ºC).
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and slowly add the sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until incorporated.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into the sugar mixture. Add salt and mix until just combined.
• Add the vanilla, milk, and lemon juice, and mix until incorporated.
• Scoop mixture into a lined cupcake tin about ¾ full.
• Bake 12-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleanly from the center of the cupcakes. Let cupcakes cool.
• Prepare the lemon curd by whisking the yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
• Once the sugar is dissolved, add the lemon juice and zest. Stir until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Once the curd coats the back of a spoon, add the butter and stir until melted.
• Remove from the heat, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Make sure the cling film touches the surface of the curd so that a film doesn't form on top.
• Prepare the frosting by whisking the egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl over simmering water until it thickens and the sugar dissolves completely. Tempering the eggs will ensure the frosting is food safe without being baked.
• Remove from the heat, add the cream of tartar, and beat about 10 minutes until soft peaks form.
• Using a piping tip or a knife, cut a hole into the top of the cupcakes and press down to make a well for the curd.
• Add lemon curd into the cupcakes and frost them with the meringue.
• Torch the frosting or carefully broil for about 3 to 4 minutes. Be sure that you use foil cupcake liners if broiling!
• Enjoy!

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.

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.

POMEGRANATE LEMONADE

Steps:

• Heat the water in a saucepan over medium heat with the sugar and mint leaves, stirring, just until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and pomegranate juice. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until cold. Serve in glasses filled with ice and garnished with a sprig of mint.

POMEGRANATE LEMONADE CUPCAKE

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard cupcake or muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners.
• In medium bowl, whisk together with an electric mixer or hand whisk the flour mix, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum until integrated. Add in the lemon juice, soy milk, oil, lemon zest and vanilla, and mix until smooth.
• Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters-full with batter. Bake until baked through, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• To assemble: Pipe the Pomegranate Filling into the center of each cupcake, about 1 tablespoon each. Generously frost each of the cupcakes with Lemon Frosting. Garnish with sanding sugar.
• Mix the powdered sugar, nondairy margarine, juice, concentrate, powder and zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag with the filling and cut 1/4-inch off the tip.
• Mix the powdered sugar, nondairy margarine, lemon juice, soy milk, vanilla and zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag with the filling and cut 1/2-inch off the tip.

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.

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.

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.

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!