Lemon Cupcake with Blackberry Buttercream

Ingredients

CUPCAKES:

• 1 cup white sugar

• ½ cup butter

• 2 eggs

• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

• ½ cup low-fat milk

• 1 lemon, juice and zest

BUTTERCREAM:

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

• ½ cup seedless blackberry jam

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.

2. Cream sugar and 1/2 cup butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and add vanilla.

3. Beat in flour and baking powder until thoroughly combined; beat in milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest to make a smooth batter.

4. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until cupcake edges are slightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes completely.

6. To make frosting: Beat 1 cup butter with 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt until smooth and creamy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, to make a creamy frosting. Beat in blackberry jam. Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.

Makes 18 cupcakes

Modified from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220884/lemon-cupcake-with-blackberry-buttercream/