poundcake cupcakes with citrus glaze
Dense, moist, and delicious! 8)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 - eggs
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter,at room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons each freshly squeezed lemon and lime juices
- 1 teaspoon each grated lemon and lime zest
How To Make poundcake cupcakes with citrus glaze
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 350F. In a small bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. In a seperate bowl, beat the eggs together with the sour cream and vanilla. In a large mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until well blended. Beat in about a third of the egg mixture.
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Step 2Then half of the dry ingredients; then another third of the eggs, then the remaining dry ingredients; and finally the remaining egg mixture until completely blended.
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Step 3Divide the batter equally among muffin pan. Bake until the tops spring back when lightly tapped, 20-25 minutes. cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
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Step 4Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the confectioners sugar and lemon and lime juices and zests. Turn out the cupcakes, place the wire rack over a sheet of wax paper, and return them to the rack. Spoon citrus glaze generously over the warm cupcakes, allowing some to run down the sides. Serve warm or cooled.
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