Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon Filling and Meringue Frosting

Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon Filling and Meringue Frosting

Cupcake Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup cake flour                    

1 1/2 tsp baking powder             

1/4 tsp salt                                  

1 stick butter, room temp           

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup milk

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat in butter gradually. Beat in sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat in eggs, then vanilla and milk. Beat sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat in eggs, then vanilla and milk. Beat just until mixed. Pour into lined cupcake pan. Bake at 400 for twenty minutes or until toothpick comes out almost clean. 

Filling Ingredients:

1 egg yolk                        

juice of one lemon           

1/2 stick of butter            

1/2 cup sugar

Beat egg and yolk in metal bowl set in simmering water. Beat in lemon butter, and sugar. Stir over medium heat until the mixture has consistency of pudding.

Frosting Ingredients:

 5 T water                    

1/4 tsp cream of tartar    

1 1/3 cup sugar               

2 egg whites                  

1 T light corn syrup

1 tsp vanilla

 Beat together water, cream of tartar, sugar, egg, and syrup at low speed in metal bowl set in simmering water. When mixture reaches 140 degrees, beat on high for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and beat for 3  minutes. 

Sour Cream Raspberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sour Cream Raspberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcake Ingredients: 

1 cup flower                         Mix flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream butter and

1/2 tsp baking soda              sugar on medium until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add

pinch of salt                         vanilla and egg. Stir in sour cream. Add flour mixture. Stir in raspberr-

1 stick butter                        ies. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, or until tooth pick comes out clean.

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 tsp vanilla

1/2 sour cream

1 1/2 cups raspberries    

Frosting Ingredients:
 4 oz. room temp. cream cheese       Mix ingredient together by hand. Once blended, whip with
1/2 stick room temp. butter              electric mixer until fluffy. Top with additional raspberries.
1/2 lb confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla