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Lemon Mascarpone Cupcakes

Ingredients

Lemon Cake:

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 C. oil
  • 3/4 C. sour cream or yogurt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 C. lemon juice
  • 1/2 C. milk

Lemon Mascarpone Filling:

  • 8 oz. mascarpone cheese
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 C. powdered sugar

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/2 C. butter softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3-5 C. powdered sugar

Mini Cadbury Eggs for decoration

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  2. 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
  3. 3. In a large bowl combine eggs, oil, sour cream, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and milk together until smooth.
  4. 4. Add cake mix and stir.
  5. 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  6. 6. Filling: mix all ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
  7. 7. Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
  8. 8. Cut holes out of tops of each cooled cupcake.
  9. 9. Fill holes with Mascarpone Filling and pipe over the hole with cream cheese frosting.
  10. 10. Top with Mini Cadbury Eggs (like a little nest) and enjoy!