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DOUBLE LEMON CUPCAKES FILLED WITH LEMON CURD

Written By sonali on Saturday 14 September 2013 | Saturday, September 14, 2013


INGREDIENTS

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour well sifted
2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest2 tablespoons  of freshly lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 sticks of  butter room temperature
23/4  cups of  granulated sugar
8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
7 large eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon  pure vanilla extract
 Icing sugar, for dusting
2 cups 
lemon curd

METHOD FOR MAKING the cupcakes

1.    Preheat the oven to 325 DegreesF or 180 Degrees C.line two cupcake pans with paper liners of your choice.
2.    In a large bowl mix together the flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt .set aside
3.    In another bowl cream  together the butter and sugar  with an electric beater till fluffy and light.Now  Add the cream cheese and beat well until completely incorporated.
4.    Now Add in the eggs, one at a time beating well after each additionto ensure streaks of yolk remain. Follow it by Adding  the lemon juice and vanilla extract , and beat well  until well combined.
5.    Now add the dry ingredients with a spoon mixing well and scraping from the sides of the bowl after  additions. Mix together until all ingredients are combined.
 
6.    Scoop the prepared  batter  in the lined cupcake cups  filling each mold about 3/4 full.
7.    Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick r inserted into the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
8.    Allow the cupcakes  to rest  in the oven for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before filling  the cupcakes  with lemon curd.
9.    Insert the base of a large pastry tip into the center of a cupcake about 1/4-inch deep, and twist until the cake center twists alongside the tip; pull directly up to remove the center. Repeat with all of the cupcakes.

10.  Sift powdered sugar over the tops of the cupcakes using a strainer.
11.  Put the lemon curd into the piping bag and pipe it nto the cupcakes until it's flush with the tops of the cupcakes.Serve and enjoy


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