Lemon Cupcakes

Oh no, what to do on another day at home? I still have to find another cupcake recipe for my A-Z Cupcake recipe book swap I'm in. I tried this amazing recipe and have narrowed it down to......"Luscious Lemon Cupcakes"! They are very lemony and very sweet so only make if your palate can deal with it - which mine apparently can (as evidenced by how quickly they disappeared). Enjoy:

Luscious Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Kiss Cream Cheese Frosting

1 box lemon cake mix with pudding mix

1 small package instant lemon pudding mix

1 cup sour cream

4 large eggs

3/4 cup water

3/4 cup oil

Mix together cake mix and pudding mix. Add wet ingredients and beat till smooth. Fill cupcake cups 2/3 way full. Cook at 35-0 for 20-25 minutes. Don’t over bake these or they will be dry. When they are just springy to touch is when they are done.

When cooled, frost with:

2 sticks butter room temperature

4 ounces cream cheese room temperature

2 lbs powdered sugar

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (don’t use bottled for this)

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Cream butter and cream cheese till smooth. Add in 1/2 the powdered sugar. Add lemon and zest. Gradually add in the rest of the powdered sugar.

These are very very sweet and lemony. When the cupcakes are cooled they will fall in the middle. This is normal so don't freak out - maybe due to the extra pudding mix. Just fill in with the frosting.