Lemon Meringue Cupcakes Recipe

These Lemon Meringue Cupcakes are made with a lightly lemon flavored cupcake, lemon curd filling and lightly toasted meringue frosting! It�s like Lemon Meringue Pie in cupcake form � so fun!

yield: 12-14 CUPCAKES

INGREDIENTS:

LEMON CUPCAKES
1 1/4 cups (163g) all purpose flour
1 cup (207g) sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (120ml) milk
1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp lemon zest
1 large egg
1/2 cup (120ml) water

LEMON CURD
6 tbsp (90ml) fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
� cup (104g) sugar
6 large egg yolks
4 tbsp (56g) unsalted butter

MERINGUE FROSTING
1 cup (207g) sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large egg whites

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350�F (176�C) and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
2. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a large mixer bowl and combine. Set aside.
3. Add the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, lemon zest and egg to a medium sized bowl and combine.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat until well combined.
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