Description
These Lemon Elderflower Cupcakes are light, floral, and beautifully refreshing. Bright lemon flavor pairs perfectly with delicate elderflower for an elegant, bakery-style dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tbsp elderflower syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Elderflower Lemon Buttercream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp elderflower syrup
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 1–2 tbsp milk (as needed)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Set to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan.
- Mix dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream butter & sugar: Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
- Add flavor: Mix in lemon zest, lemon juice, elderflower syrup, and vanilla.
- Combine: Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk until smooth.
- Bake: Fill liners and bake 18–22 minutes until set.
- Make frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, elderflower syrup, lemon juice, zest, and milk until creamy.
- Frost & serve: Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
Notes
Garnish with edible flowers or lemon zest curls for a stunning presentation. Adjust elderflower syrup to taste for a more pronounced floral note.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: lemon elderflower cupcakes, floral cupcakes, elegant desserts, spring cupcakes
