A twist of citrus and a surprise creamy inside make this starry cupcake heavenly.
Lemon Crème Cupcakes
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix or 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Lemon Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Filling
- 3/4 cup from 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Vanilla Frosting
- 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
Frosting
- 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Butter Cream Frosting
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Betty Crocker™ star decors
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffins cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2By slowly spinning end of round handle of wooden spoon back and forth, make deep, 3/4-inch-wide indentation in center of top of each cupcake, not quite to bottom (wiggle end of spoon in cupcake to make opening large enough).
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Step3In small bowl, mix filling ingredients. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut 3/8-inch tip off 1 corner of bag. Insert tip of bag into opening in each cupcake; squeeze bag to fill opening.
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Step4In medium bowl, stir together 1 container butter cream frosting, the lemon peel and lemon juice. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with stars. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
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