Lemon Cupcakes: A Festive Treat for the Year of the Pig

A relevant treat for the holiday table, symbolic! These wonderful lemon cupcakes, decorated with cheese cream and marshmallows, are also suitable for a childrenʼs party.
cook time: 1h
Chloe Benton
Lemon Cupcakes: A Festive Treat for the Year of the Pig

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

324
Calories
15g
Fat
44g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

For dough:

Sugar 200 g
Butter 100 g
Eggs 2 pc
Milk 120 ml
Baking powder 10 g
Wheat flour 220 g
Lemons 0.5 pc

For cream:

Cream cheese 140 g
Powdered sugar 2 tbsp

For decoration:

Food coloring 2 ml
Marshmallow 12 pc
Dark chocolate 10 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Necessary products.

Step 2

Step 2
DOUGH: Combine soft butter and sugar in a bowl.

Step 3

Step 3
Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer for a minute, then add the eggs and beat well again.

Step 4

Step 4
Add milk at room temperature, add lemon zest and juice. Mix everything at low mixer speed.

Step 5

Step 5
Add flour mixed with baking powder.

Step 6

Step 6
Knead into a homogeneous dough.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the dough into molds lined with paper capsules. You should get 12 cupcakes in total, each one will take about 1.5 tbsp. test.

Step 8

Step 8
Bake the cupcakes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Remove the finished cupcakes from the oven and let them cool completely.

Step 9

Step 9
CREAM: Combine room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar and pink gel food coloring.

Step 10

Step 10
Beat for a minute.

Step 11

Step 11
Approximately 0.5 tbsp. Place the cream in a separate bowl, add a couple of drops of red gel food coloring and stir until the color is uniform.

Step 12

Step 12
CUPCAKES: Spread the top of each cupcake with pink frosting.

Step 13

Step 13
DECORATION: Cut marshmallows like this: 6 pieces — lengthwise in half to make 12 “patch”, and another 6 pieces — in half and diagonally in half again to make 24 “ears”-triangles. Decorate the cupcakes with these preparations.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the red cream in a pastry bag, cut off a small tip and draw the eyes and mouth of the piglets.

Step 15

Step 15
Use melted chocolate to draw nostrils on the spots.

Step 16

Step 16
Bon appetit!

Step 17

Step 17
Happy holiday!

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