Pink Lemonade Cupcakes | How To

Hello Friends!

With all of these hot days we have been having, refreshments are a must! Since I had some pink lemonade left over from my birthday dinner, I decided to make some pink lemonade cupcakes. I mean.. Cupcakes are refreshments too, right??

Recipe:

           Ingredients for cake:

          - 1 mix of Betty Crocker White Cake Mix

          - 1 1/4 cup water

          - 1/3 cup vegetable oil

          - 1/4 cup sour cream

          - 4 egg whites

          - pink food coloring

          - 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure lemon extract

          - 3 tablespoons of pink lemonade drink mix

           Ingredients for icing:

          - 1 cup shortening

          - 1 stick of butter (softened)

          - 4 to 5 cups of powdered sugar

          - 1 tablespoon of milk

          - pink food coloring

          - 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract (optional)

          - 1-2  teaspoons of pure lemon extract

          - 2 tablespoons of pink lemonade drink mix

          - 2-3 lemons to garnish

          - 4-5 straws to decorate

         Directions

          - Mix together cake mix, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, water, pink lemonade, and lemon extract. When mixture is blended well, mix in food coloring until the desired color is achieved.

          - Pour batter into lined cupcake tins and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Mixture should produce 16-17 cupcakes if each one is filled 2/3 of the way full with batter.

          - While cupcakes are baking, slice the lemons and cut each slice in half. When finished, place lemon slices in to the fridge to keep cool until it is time to garnish the cupcakes.

          - To make the icing, mix shortening, vanilla extract, and butter together. Once blended, add in lemon extract (I started with one teaspoon and added the second later) and pink lemonade. Then start adding in powdered sugar a little at a time. I added in 1/2 cup at a time and used 4 or 4 1/2 cups (I lost count!). When I finished mixing in the powdered sugar, the mixture was too thick so I decided to add in the milk and it made the icing a lot smoother! Lastly, you'll want to add in the food coloring and mix well.

          - Once the cupcakes are cool, decorate with icing, lemon slices, and straws.

          Additional Comments

          - If you're not serving immediately, keep the cupcakes in the fridge so the lemon slices don't sour.

My brother and I also filmed a baking tutorial. He was back at it with his shenanigans as a ninja, check it out:

Happy Baking,

Tilly