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Easter Speckled Egg Cupcakes

Moist lemon cupcakes filled with lemon cheesecake filling topped with creamy blue buttercream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cupcake recipe, easter, lemon
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs, large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Filling

  • 1 8 oz cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup condensed milk
  • Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon

Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • light blue food gel

Speckles

  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Filling

  • Add cream cheese, condensed milk, and lemon juice and zest to a bowl. Beat with a hand mixer under smooth. Spoon into a bowl and cover with a lid. Refrigerate overnight.

Cupcakes

  • In a stand mixer add olive oil and sugar. Mix at medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Mix again. Add dry ingredients. Mix and add buttermilk at the same time.
    Add cupcake liners to cupcake baking pans. Divide batter between them. Bake in a 350 degree pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Frosting

  • Add butter and powdered sugar to a stand mixer. Mix on medium speed while adding lemon juice and zest and vanilla. Add a few drops of blue food gel until you get to your desired shade. Place frosting in a piping bag and cut off the tip for a 1/2-1 inch opening.

Assembly

  • Use a knife or an apple corer to remove the center of the cupcakes.
    Fill a second piping bag with the cheesecake filling. Pipe the filling into the hole of each cupcake. Then cover the hole with the top you removed.
    Pipe the frosting on top of the cupcakes in a circular motion.
    To make the speckles, add the cocoa powder and vanilla to a small dish and mix. Take a large paint brush, dip the brush in the mixture, and use your fingers to flick the cocoa mixture all over the cupcakes. Garnish with Easter eggs if desired