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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Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
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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Love the sound (and look!) of the blueberry frosting!
Thanks Jessica!!
The 3 different red white and blue Olivia swirl wrappers are my favorite.
The color of the blueberry frosting is so pretty and I’m sure it tastes amazing too, especially on top of a lemon cupcake. Great job!
Thanks!! Yes, lemon and blueberry are a delightful pair!
The blueberry frosting sounds great..love your cupcakes!:)
Thank you Jill!!
The Olivia Swirl in Navy Blue are my favorite! These cupcakes are gorgeous!
Thank you Mercedes!!
I love big lemon flavor, and this looks like it! I love that blueberry frosting…it looks to die for!
Yes, the lemon and blueberry are a math made in summertime heaven!! 😉
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Love the idea behind the blueberry buttercream. And isn’t frosting always the star of the cupcake show?
Thanks Danielle!! And yes, I think so! 😉
That blueberry icing looks awesome and perfectly matches your wrappers! Beautiful!
Thanks Lindsay!!
Jocelyn these look so good and I totally love the easy factor!!! This is such a great giveaway! Thanks!
Thank you Nancy!! And you’re totally welcome!! 😉
That frosting is such a beautiful color! Not to mention, how moist these cupcakes look.
Thanks Nicole!!
These cupcakes are so pretty! I love the Blueberry Frosting!
Thanks Julianne!!
Love these striped wrappers. And of course the cupcakes, YUM.
Thanks girl!! 😉
Things that are both lemon and blueberry make me EXTREMELY happy! These look delish!
Thanks Nicole!! I love this pair also!! 🙂
These cupcakes look so delicious and so pretty in the red & white stripes. I always love how you photograph things. So elegant and beautiful!!! Thanks for participating!
Thank you soooo very much!! 😉 Thank you for letting me be a part!!
Oh my gosh, could that frosting be any prettier?
Thanks Karly!!
These are beautiful! Wow! So pretty and I bet ley taste amazing! I am all over blueberries this season!
Thanks Teighan!! They really do taste quite good, and blueberries are just the best!! 😉
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Oh this buttercream! I want to spoon it straight into my face!
I might have done just that, LOL!! 😉
How patriotic! Those definitely sound awesome, cannot wait for the 4th of July! 🙂
Thanks!! 😉
What a great flavor combo! Perfect for summer. 🙂
Thank you Toni!!
I like the color contrast. Very pretty!
Thanks Kelly!!
Ah! I loooooove me a good cupcake, these look amazingly delicious!!! Thanks Jocelyn! And thanks for hosting a great party today!!
Thank you Tiffany!! And you’re very welcome!! 😉
These are so gorgeous. And yes the easy factor is amazing. Love the buttercream it looks delish!!
Thanks Elizabeth!! 😉
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I love the combo of lemon and blueberry … so fresh and summery 🙂
Me too!! 🙂
The lemon in the cupcakes are making me drool! Perfect flavor combination! (=
I agree!! 😉
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These cupcakes are lovely, Jocelyn! I love the piping especially, what kind of tip is that?? It looks so light and fluffy and the color is to-die-for.
Oh and I bet they taste lovely too. 😉
Thanks Jess!! I used a 1M tip. 🙂
These cupcakes look divine!
Thanks Emily!!
that blueberry buttercream looks totally amazing! must try it!!!
Omg, you’ll love it!! It’s divine!!
I like the Olivia swirl in navy…perfect for July 4th!
Love the lemon and blueberry combo!! And it’s such a pretty frosting, too 🙂
Thanks Ashley!!
wow, these look incredible and I love the flavors with lemon curd…yum.
Thanks Hani!! And I love them too!
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Those wrappers are adorable!! Jocelyn, that buttercream is amazing! The color is so vibrant and I can only imagine how awesome they taste! Blueberry and lemon are a stunning common!
Thanks Tanya!! It seriously was like heaven tasting the buttercream! It’s going to be hard to top that one for sure! 😉
Your cupcakes look and sound delicious! Lemon Blueberry is an amazing combination! Your blueberry buttercream looks amazing!
Thank you Michelle!! 😉
I love the combination of the blueberry and the lemon – and that frosting! Sooooo amazing, Jocelyn!
Thanks Ashley!! I love this combo too!! Delish! 😉
These cupcakes are gorgeous! Love the color of the icing!
Thanks Stephanie!!
The color of the frosting is just gorgeous. Beautiful job!
Thank you so much Lora!!
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.
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!! 😉
Do you think I can use frozen blueberries?
Yes, I would thaw them first, but don’t add the extra water. They should have enough juice from thawing out.
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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!
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!! 😉
Gorgeous cupcakes Jocelyn and that buttercream…YUMMO!
Thanks Trish!! 😉
Now that’s a cupcake!! looks so good, especially since i love lemon cakes…. <3
You would just love this cupcake then!!! It was delicious!! 😉
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.
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?
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I made this cake,it was Fabulous!!!! My whole family enjoyed very much after eating it. Thanks for this amazing recipe……
These cupcakes look so festive. I bet they are delicious too! (and the pics are fantastic)