These Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes are a refreshing and fruity cupcake to celebrate any holiday with.
I had so much fun creating these Cherry Lime Cupcakes for the last fun blog hop, that I was all in when I was contacted to join in another fun cupcake hop with a giveaway. Make sure you scroll down and check out all of the fabulous bloggers in this Sprinkles will Fly, a Patriotic cupcake event…I know you will be just as impressed at all their cupcakes.
This cupcake party shows you just how pretty your cupcake creations can look with the right wrapper. I received these striped white and red wrappers from Bella Cupcake Couture. So many different cupcake ideas came to mind like these Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes or these Firecracker Cupcakes, but for some reason I am all about the fruit this week. So I decided on a lemon cupcake with a lemon curd filling and a bright blueberry butter cream frosting. I did go simple on you today…box cake mix and a jar of lemon curd from the grocery store. Gotta love the easy factor there right? But the star of this cupcake is the butter cream.
By heating the blueberries with a little bit of water, I was able to create a very simple blueberry “jelly” that I added to butter cream frosting. It made such a pretty frosting color, that I didn’t set up too much of a display for these cupcakes. I used white dishes that I found in my cupboards and some dark blue star napkins from Michaels to show off the cupcakes.
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Easy lemon cupcakes filled with a lemon curd and topped with blueberry butter cream
Ingredients
- 1 lemon cake mix
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup lemon curd
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Bake the cupcakes according to the package directions, using the lemon juice for part of the water. Bake cupcakes for 18 minutes. Let cool.
- Place the blueberries and water in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat. Use a wooden spoon to stir and to smash all the berries. Keep heating until the berries have softened and the mixture has thickened slightly. Cool.
- Beat the butter, shortening, and salt until creamy. Add the blueberry mixture and beat until completely mix in. Slowly add the sugar until it has all been incorporated.
- Use a cupcake corer or a melon scooper to remove the center of the cupcakes. Fill with lemon curd and top with the blueberry butter cream. Keep refrigerated until serving. Makes 24 cupcakes.
Make sure to check out all the cute cupcake ideas that everyone in the blog party has created. I wish I had one of each to sample.
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Bakingyummies says
Hi Jocelyn,
These cupcakes look very pretty and it’s nice to see that in spite of so many people commenting, you still reply to each one.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you so very much!! I definitely love to take the time to respond to everyone who was nice enough to leave me some love!! 😉
Rachel says
Do you think I can use frozen blueberries?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Yes, I would thaw them first, but don’t add the extra water. They should have enough juice from thawing out.
Stephanie @ Bee Tree Studios says
Oh my goodness! All this wonderful food is making me hungry! Time to find a snack and bake some cupcakes! =) I’m stopping by from i heart naptime’s link up!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Cupcakes are sure to please if you ever need to get your sugar fix after looking at all the yumminess online! 😉 Thank you for visiting my site!! 😉
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Gorgeous cupcakes Jocelyn and that buttercream…YUMMO!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Trish!! 😉
greedy girl says
Now that’s a cupcake!! looks so good, especially since i love lemon cakes…. <3
Jocelyn Brubaker says
You would just love this cupcake then!!! It was delicious!! 😉
Christiane says
i doubled the amount of blueberries in the blueberry frosting and it still didn’t taste like blueberries. I really like this idea but i think the cake and curd is too strong for the frosting.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Hhhhmmm that’s strange because mine had a very strong blueberry taste. My lemon cake was not strong at all, which is why I added the lemon curd to the centers. Did you use fresh or frozen berries?
cakengifts.in says
I made this cake,it was Fabulous!!!! My whole family enjoyed very much after eating it. Thanks for this amazing recipe……
Ioana says
These cupcakes look so festive. I bet they are delicious too! (and the pics are fantastic)