Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup pink lemonade concentrate
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2-3 drops pink food coloring optional
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for frosting
- 2 tbsp pink lemonade concentrate for frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened for frosting
- Lemon zest for garnish optional
Instructions:
Warm up the oven to 350F 175C and put paper liners in a cupcake pan
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl with a whisk
Put away
Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in another bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy
One at a time, add the eggs and beat well after each one
Add the lemon zest, food coloring, and pink lemonade concentrate and mix well
Slowly add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, followed by the milk
Start with the dry mixture and end with the milk
Dont mix any further than that
Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds of the way to the top with batter
After the oven is hot, bake the cupcakes for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean
You can make the frosting while the cupcakes are baking
Mix the powdered sugar, softened butter, and pink lemonade concentrate in a bowl until the mixture is smooth and creamy
Take the cupcakes out of the oven when theyre done and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes
Then, move them to a wire rack to cool completely
Ice the cupcakes with the pink lemonade frosting as soon as they are cool
If you want, add lemon zest as a garnish
Serve these tasty pink lemonade cupcakes and enjoy the taste of summer

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