Baby Shower Cupcakes

I recently received and order for fifty baby shower themed cupcakes. I love babies and cupcakes so it was a great challenge. 
For this particular order i made a bunch of different flavors but i wanted to share my Lemon Curd Cupcakes with all of you. 
Here we go...


Vanilla Cupcakes with a Lemon Curd filling and topped Vanilla Buttercream

Yield: 25 Cupcakes
For the Cupcakes:


1 3/4 cups cake flour

• 1 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 4  eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Filling:

5 egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

4 lemons, zested and juiced

1 stick of butter, cut into small squares

For the Buttercream:

• • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

• 5 cups confectioners' sugar

• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Procedure

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lime the cupcake molds with liners, set aside.

In a bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, add the eggs (one at a time), milk and vanilla. When everything is incorporated, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined well.

Fill the liners 2/3 full. Bake until a

 skewer

 comes out clean, 15 - 17 minutes. when done, set aside and let cool completely. 

Lemon Filling

Whisk together zest, lemon juice, sugar, eggs in a saucepan. Add butter and cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until it starts to thicken, about 6 minutes. Immediately pour curd through sieve into a bowl, then chill and reserve.

Buttercream

In a medium bowl, cream the butter until smooth for about 2 to 3 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add 6 cups sugar, milk, and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy. If desired, you can add food coloring now.

To Assemble

When your cupcakes are completely cool, cover with a small layer of lemon curd and let sit for a couple of minutes.

Place the buttercream in a pastry bag with the tip of your choice. Decorate the top of your cupcakes with what ever design you desire. 

*** For my cupcakes I used a big round tip and decorated with sugar pearls and baby themed decorations***

HOPE YOU ENJOY!!

EAT AWAY!