Cupcakes are such a fun party addition. I hosted a bunch of girls at my apartment for my birthday and it isn’t a party without cake. But, I wasn’t in the mood for an every day kind of cupcake. I wanted something a little more girly, a little more sophisticated and something that would wow my guests. Well, these Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes will do it.
These cupcakes are refreshing because of the combination of lemons and blackberries. I was inspired by Pinterest to make these cupcakes but when I used the first batter recipe, which included buttermilk, it curdled. It was a major fail. After a dramatic moment of thinking I just won’t have a birthday cake, I put my grown up pants and my thinking cap on. How about just taking an awesome vanilla cake recipe and enhancing it with lemon extract? So, that’s what I did. The great thing about lemon extract is that I could control the taste and just reduce the vanilla extract in the original recipe to get my recipe. If you really like lemon, you can always add in a dash more lemon to get the taste you want. Remember—some of the lemon will bake out in the oven.
Now that blackberries are in season, you have to try this recipe! The blackberries will be sweeter right now and make it even better.
Hope you enjoy!
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