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Lemonade PEEPS® Cupcakes

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Updated May 24, 2022
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Homemade lemon buttercream on top of lemon cupcakes is even more delicious when capped off with tangy lemonade marshmallow PEEPS® chicks!

Lemonade PEEPS® Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

Lemon Buttercream

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons milk

Garnish

  • Yellow coarse decorating sugar
  • 24 PEEPS® sweet lemonade flavored marshmallow chicks
  • 24 straws

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake as directed on box for cupcakes. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, make Lemon Buttercream. In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar, 4 tablespoons of the lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of the milk. Beat until smooth, adding more lemon juice and milk as necessary to reach a smooth, spreadable consistency.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon buttercream into decorating bag fitted with large open star tip. Pipe frosting on cupcakes. Top each cupcake with coarse decorating sugar and a PEEPS® chick. Cut about 4 inches off bottom of each straw; discard. Poke straw into each cupcake.

Nutrition

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