Lemon Ginger Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling & Cream Cheese Frosting
* Prep Time: 10 minutes
* Cook Time: 25 minutes
* Ingredients (for lemon ginger cupcakes):
- 1 1/2 cups sugar*
- 3/4 cup vegan butter*
- 2 "eggs", prepared by box instructions*
- 3 tbsp limoncello*
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup non-dairy milk*
- 1 tbsp distilled vinegar
- 2 oz. vegan cream cheese*
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch, mixed with water until smooth
- splash non-dairy milk
- 6 oz. vegan cream cheese
- 1/4 cup vegan butter
- 2-3 tbsp shortening
- 3 tbsp limoncello
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- crystallized ginger, to taste, minced, to top
- In a measuring cup, combine the milk and vinegar. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a mixer. Add in the milk mixture and combine well.
- If mixing by hand, combine dry ingredients in one bowl and wet in another. Add the wet to the dry, then the milk mixture. Combine well.
- Place batter 1/2-3/4th full in each cupcake spot on the tin.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
- Over medium heat, combine the first four ingredients. Stir occasionally until smooth and bring to boil, about 10 minutes.
- Add the milk and stir over heat.
- Set aside and let cool. It should have a thicker consistency once cooled.
- Combine all ingredients but ginger and mix well. It shouldn't have a soupy consistency. If it does, add more sugar.
- Once cupcakes are cooled, dig a small well out of the middle with a melon baller.
- Fill the well with lemon curd and place the top back on the cupcake.
- Frost and top with minced crystallized ginger.
2 comments:
so thats how you make vegan lemon curd. I bet your cupcakes taste amazing. Do you think xylitol would work for the curd?
It probably could. I've never worked with xylitol, but since it's a sugar replacement... I imagine it would!
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