Description
A perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake batter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 20 ounces cream cheese (2 1/2 packages)
- 10 tablespoons butter (1 1/4 sticks)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 Red Raspberry tea bags
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon beet root powder (for extra coloring)
Filling
- 1 teaspoon lemon curd per cupcake, see Notes below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12-well cupcake tin with 12 cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together yogurt and oil. Set aside.
- In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium high until light and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Alternate between adding the wet (the canola oil/yogurt) and the dry (flour) mixture until all has been incorporated and the batter is smooth. Mix on medium low.
- Pour the batter into each cupcake liner, filling equally.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean.
- Let cool completely and then core out the inside using an apple corer. Save the cored pieces to replace later.
- Fill with 1 teaspoon of lemon curd and replace the cored pieces back into each cupcake.
Frosting
- Using room temperature butter and cream cheese, cream together until smooth and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
- Add in the sifted sugar and beat an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of water in a small mug for about 20 seconds in the microwave. Remove and steep 2 Red Raspberry tea bags for 1 minute. Remove teabag, gently squeezing out any remaining liquid.
- Add the beet root powder to the steeped liquid and stir to dissolve.
- Add to the frosting and beat an additional 2-3 minutes until frosting is smooth and free of any lumps.
- Scoop out into a pastry bag and pipe onto each cupcake.
- Decorate with chocolate hearts, sprinkles, raspberry sugar, and fresh raspberries.
Notes
If you can still see specks of beet root powder, just wait a few minutes for it to dissolve into the frosting and then beat again.
You can purchase lemon curd at your local grocery store.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert