Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Lemon Cupcakes With A Greek Yogurt Topping

Lemon cupcake1

I made these cupcakes last night as an after-dinner treat. I’d made a dozen of these yesterday but I only have four left now, less than a day later!
The cupcakes have a wonderful flavor and a fresh, tart taste that comes from adding both lemon zest and lemon juice to the batter.

(For 12 cupcakes)
Dry Ingredients:
1 and 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt

Wet ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup oil
¼ cup buttermilk
Freshly squeezed lemon juice (I used 2 lemons)
Grated lemon zest (2 lemons)

For the topping:
Greek Yogurt (I used
this)
Honey
Lemon juice
Lemon zest

Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.


Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. With a rubber spatula, make sure it's all incorporated.

Spoon the batter into the muffin tray, filling each paper-lined cup till it is three-fourths full. Bake for 20-22 minutes or so till the tops of the cakes are nice and golden brown or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.

Allow the cupcakes to cool a bit before topping.
For the topping, combine
Greek yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix well till smooth. Spread over the tops of the cupcakes.

Lemon cupcake2


22 Burps:

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Thats looking fantastic and wish to have one. Love the greek yoghurt topping with lemon zest. HAve to try it ..Bookmarked..

ARUNA said...

wow that's a tempting picture!!!!!

Rachel said...

My favourite flavour>Citrus and am not surprised why only a few remain...

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow looks droolworthy......Love the hint of lemon zest in the cake and topping....

amna said...

frosting with greek yogurt is such a great idea!

chef and her kitchen said...

Thats a nice twist of the Topping lol..lovely..

Laavanya said...

Lemon gives such a wonderful lightness to any dessert... no wonder they were gone in just a day :) The greek yogurt topping is a fabulous idea.

Sakshi said...

That's really awesome...love desserts which has a lemony taste to it...and your topping is so refreshing

Lisa Turner said...

These look perfect. Great idea to use yogurt as a topping!

karuna said...

this looks yuumylicious....I love greek yogurt. By the way ure right, I am foodie all the way, sometimes the ppl i am with get a little bugged I think.....hehehehehhehe!!!!!

anudivya said...

I am yet to lay my hands on greek yogurt. Heard they are quite thick and fabulous.
I was reading the other post of yours and came across the quiche recipe with the potato crust. Sounds awesome. I am so making this. I hate the thick butter loaded pie crusts too.

SJ said...

Oh wow!! Never once did I think of using Greek yogurt as frosting for cupcakes!! This I will try - yogurt is better than butter no? ;)

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

This is such a healthy way to eat those cute muffins... this ways its healthy and so right for the season!!!

Vibaas said...

looks perfect! love the topping :)

Homecooked said...

Wow...the cupcakes look lovely! And love the idea of the Greek yoghurt topping. Guilt free and yummy :)

Unknown said...

Love the citrusy flavor in baked goodies. Beautiful frosting!

TBC said...

Pavithra- hope you try it and like it as much as I did.:D


Aruna, Rachel, Lubna, Nags, Prathibha, Laavanya, Sakshi, Lisa, Karuna, Ramya, Vibaas, Homecooked and Divya- I thank you all for visiting. The topping was very good. It was something I'd seen in a few recipes I came across and I wanted to try it out.


Anudivya- you could pobably make your own if you are unable to find it. There's nothing to it, really! You just let the whey drain off for a couple of hours (overnight is best) and what you have left behind is Greek yogurt. :D


SJ- well, I did see yogurt being used to top cakes in quite a few recipes. So it's actually not my idea.:(

Vrinda said...

Hi TBC I have one award for you. Grab it from my blog.Cute cup cake,never tried this topping..easy topping, right?

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

I am not really a fan of frosting but this yogurt topping sounds excellent. Looks good too.

Parita said...

Mouth watering cupcakes...i love the greek yogurt topping..will def try this..:)

Red Chillies said...

Very nice muffin idea. Loved the idea of greek yogurt icing. Will that in any way make the cup cake top watery?

TBC said...

Red Chillies: the yogurt was pretty thick and creamy. Also, I topped each one only just before eating.

Post a Comment

I'm glad you're here! Thanks for stopping by.