Name: Classic Lemon Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¾ cups cake flour; 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup milk; 2 tsp lemon extract; 1¼ cups sugar; 4 oz unsalted butter; 3 egg whites

Classic Lemon Cupcakes Recipe

Alysa Lancaster Modified: June 13, 2024

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How To Make Classic Lemon Cupcakes

Indulge in fluffy and flavorful bites of these tangy lemon cupcakes; a classic sweet treat to have at any party! Whip this up in just under one hour.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1¾cupscake flour,sifted
2tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
¾cupmilk
2tsplemon extract
1¼cupssugar
4ozunsalted butter
3egg whites

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare muffin pans with nonstick spray and flour. Resift the sifted cake flour with the baking powder and salt.
Combine the milk and lemon extract. Cream the sugar and butter until fluffy.
Alternating the flour mixture with the milk mixture, blend half of one, then the other into the butter mixture. Mix well after each addition and repeat. Mix until well blended.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold them into the batter.
Pour the batter into the muffin pans, filling at least halfway.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the cake test is done. Remove the pans and turn out the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool.
Serve and enjoy!