Happy spring!
I was inspired by the warm weather and sunshine to make something with a lemon flavor. These cupcakes have a meringue topping and lemon cake with lemon curd filling. I really liked them, especially the lemon curd, which sounds like a gross word, but is actually very good! And in this case, the lemon curd added a nice kick of flavor to the cupcakes.
I used a regular lemon cake box mix for the cupcakes and baked them as directed on the box.
For the lemon curd, apparently you can buy it at the store, but I didn’t find it so I just decided to make it myself. It’s fairly simple. I used this recipe.
Once the cupcakes were cooled, I cut out a middle bit of cake and spooned some curd in the middle, then placed the cake piece back on top.
For the meringue, I beat 4 egg whites on high speed until fluffy, and then gradually added 6 tablespoons of sugar, still beating on high until stiff and fluffy. I then piped the meringue onto the cupcakes with a standard tip and style.
Then I put the cupcakes back into the oven at 375 degrees and baked for about 5 minutes until the meringue turned golden brown on the edges.
This was the first time I made meringue and I was really excited about it because it automatically makes the cupcakes look more fancy, but it’s really not that hard to make. And when they turned golden brown, it was like roasting marshmallows – which who doesn’t love?
Let me know if you know of any other good lemon recipes! Warm weather is definitely the perfect time for anything lemon.
Enjoy xx
Sweet Dee 