Gluten-Free Lemon Lover's Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Updated Jul 31, 2019
Stir up Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free yellow cake mix with fresh lemon to create delicious cupcakes.
Gluten-Free Lemon Lover's Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box (15 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2/3 cup water
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
Frosting
- 2 cups gluten-free powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, stir cake mix, water, 1/2 cup melted butter, the eggs and lemon peel just until dry ingredients are moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice with electric mixer on low speed until mixed. Add remaining lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until creamy and smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon peel. Frost cupcakes with frosting.
Nutrition
340
Calories
14g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
35g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 35g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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