Thursday, February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022 - A Book & A Recipe


Welcome back book and food lovers! We've got a real treat to show off for February 2022...

Limonello Cupcakes

Lemon Vanilla cupcake recipe straight from the pages of For Batter or Worse by Jenn McKinlay. 

Let's get started!


Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, soft
2 cups of sugar
4 large eggs, room temp
1/3 cup of grated lemon zest
3 cups of flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup buttermilk, room temp
1 tsp of vanilla extract


Ready?


Instructions:

Makes 24 cupcakes.

Preheat the oven to 350 F. 

Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

With a mixer on medium speed, add eggs and lemon zest.

Sift together the flour, powder, soda, and salt.

In another bowl, combine the lemon juice, buttermilk, and vanilla.

Add flour and buttermilk mixes alternately to the batter until smooth.

Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full.

Bake until golden brown, approx. 20 minutes.

Let cool completely.

Use melon baller to scoop out the center.

Spoon or pipe in the lemon curd into the center.

Frost with vanilla buttercream frosting.


Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup of salted butter, soft
1/2 cup of unsalted butter, soft
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups of sifted confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons of milk

Instructions:

Makes 3 cups of frosting.

In a large bowl, cream the butter.

Add the vanilla.

Gradually add the sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well on med. speed, adding milk as needed. Scrape the side of bowl often. 

Beat at med. speed until light and fluffy.

Keep the bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.

Be sure to let us know if you try out this recipe! We'd love to see pictures or maybe even try a sample if you want to stop by the library...



Images and info courtesy of Google, WV Reads, and Goodreads.

Check out the ebook with this recipe on our ebook site WV Reads! It's part of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series by Jenn McKinlay.


 

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