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Home » Baking & Desserts » Cupcakes » Easy Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

23 July 2018

Easy Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

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Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

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Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

I’ve had a few messages from people recently asking whether my vanilla cupcakes can be turned into lemon cakes, so I decided to get experimenting.Rather than creating a simple lemon sponge I’d thought I’d go one step further and turn them into lemon drizzle cakes. The addition of the drizzle makes the cakes beautifully moist and jam-packed full of flavour from the lemon juice in the drizzle.

Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

As with the vanilla cupcakes they are based on, these lemon drizzle cupcakes are very simple to make. They use an all-in-one sponge so its simply a case of measuring out the ingredients, chucking them all into a big bowl and mixing them up. The simplicity of this recipe also means it’s perfect if you want to bake them with kids (and my kids absolutely love eating them too!).

Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

What! No icing?

As you’ve probably all realised, I’m a big fan of adding a pretty swirl of buttercream onto my cupcakes. However, on these lemon drizzle cupcakes it’s just a waste.

It may mean that they’re not the most beautiful of cakes, but it’s definitely a case of substance over style. The syrup drizzled over the top of the cakes ensures they’re perfectly moist and bursting with lemon flavour. It also gives the top a little bit of a crunch which adds a lovely extra texture to the soft cake.

If you’d like to add a little decoration I have a couple of ideas that’ll work really well…

  • Make a simple icing by mixing 1 tsp of cold water or lemon juice with 40g of icing sugar. You can then drizzle this over the top. I like to use a fork to do this as I did for my Spicy Chai Tea and Cranberry Iced Loaf.
  • Add a couple of edible flowers to the top of each cake. Purple ones, such as pansies, would look fantastic against the yellow of the cake.

Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

Want to make these cupcakes as a larger cake?

If you fancy making a full-sized lemon drizzle cake then take a look at my lemon drizzle loaf cake recipe. It’s a slightly different recipe to these cupcakes (I’ve explained all about why in the post), but it gives the same delicious result – a fluffy, moist lemon sponge with the zing of lemon drizzle.

 

 

 

 

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Easy Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.
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Active Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 8 cupcakes
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INGREDIENTS

Metric - US Cups/Ounces
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 110 g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 110 g soft margarine or butter
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp milk

For the drizzle

  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 60 g caster sugar

Extras

  • 8 cupcake cases

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Pre-heat your oven to 160ºC/140ºC fan. Line a muffin tin with 8 cupcakes cases.
  • Finely grate the zest of one lemon. Set the lemon aside to use the juice later for the drizzle.
  • Put all of the cake ingredients into a large bowl (grated lemon zest, 110g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 medium eggs, 110g soft margarine, 110g caster sugar, 1 tsp milk). Beat on a low speed (either using an electric mixer or by hand) until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
  • Divide the mixture equally between the eight cupcake cases.
  • Bake your cakes for 18-20 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. While the cakes are in the oven prepare the lemon drizzle by simply mixing together the juice of your lemon with the caster sugar (60g). Once your cakes are cooked remove them from the oven and immediately pour over the drizzle. I find it easiest to brush the drizzle onto the cakes with a pastry brush, going over each cake twice so it has a really good coating. 
    Leave the cakes to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool fully.
  • Enjoy!

NOTES

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 92mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British

Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

Free From/Suitable For…

The ingredients I used to make this recipe are all free from the following allergens. However, please check any labels carefully for allergens you need to avoid as brands can vary and product recipes can change over time.

  • Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Tree Nut-Free
  • Peanut-Free
  • Sesame-Free
  • Soya-Free
  • Sulphur Dioxide & Sulphite-Free
  • Lupin-Free

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Lemon drizzle cupcakes that are easy to make and absolutely jam-packed with flavour.

 

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  1. Anne Lillie says

    November 01, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Hi
    Can you freeze the lemon cupcakes ?

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      November 13, 2022 at 10:38 pm

      Yes the cupcakes can be frozen.

  2. Vivian says

    October 08, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    1 star
    Same here. First time failure, and i make a lot of there (not with this recipe) i think something is wrong with the baking powder and self raising flour. Mine went up as a souffle and totally collapsed even after extending baking time (on 170) they were not nice and the zest was too much.. And the temperature is to low i think. Save you ingredients and time, do not make these ones.

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      October 08, 2022 at 9:52 pm

      I’m sorry to hear that the cupcakes didn’t work for you. From what you’ve described it sounds as thought there was too much baking powder in the mixture, this would cause them to rise and then fall. The baking powder needs to be measured using measuring teaspoons and should be level. Standard teaspoons used to make tea are generally larger.

      As for the zest, I love my lemon cakes to be really lemony, but I guess everyone’s tastes differ.

  3. Jen says

    September 15, 2022 at 10:15 am

    5 stars
    These were amazing!!!!! I doubled the recipe but made 14 biggish ones, and added some lemon juice to the mix. They were so light and fluffy, gave me big warm lemony hugs!!

    Reply
    • Pat says

      November 13, 2022 at 3:37 pm

      5 stars
      Me too. Really light and lemony. Will use again.

  4. Harriet says

    September 11, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    5 stars
    This is my go to recipe! I use it without the lemon and add a splash of vanilla extract for plain cupcakes too! Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    August 01, 2022 at 2:03 am

    Hi, it says juice of one lemon however, lemons range so much in the amount of juice. Please give a measurement eg. grams, mls, tablespoon etc

    Reply
    • Charlotte Oates says

      October 03, 2022 at 7:54 pm

      About 30ml (2 tbsp)

  6. NJI says

    July 04, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    2 stars
    Idk what I did but these did not turn out good at all
    They were somehow greasy and eggy? And just sort of bloobed all over my oven
    I might try again? Will update if i do

    Reply
    • Chloe says

      August 21, 2022 at 4:37 pm

      1 star
      Mine were exactly the same! Very greasy and didn’t rise well at all! Not sure what I did know

  7. Jan Moore says

    June 21, 2022 at 9:22 pm

    5 stars
    Really lovely delicious cakes and so easy to make I shall double the ingredients next time to make more.

    Reply
  8. Maureen says

    March 27, 2022 at 10:15 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely gorgeous. So easy to make, love the recipes when everything goes in all together Excellent

    Reply
  9. Dorinela Cili says

    March 21, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh these cupcakes are so nice. I had so many compliments from my family. They loved them Thank you and I am so happy I found this recipe.

    Reply
  10. Patsy says

    February 17, 2022 at 10:01 am

    The best I’ve tried.Everyone loves them

    Reply
  11. Janet Sidney says

    January 08, 2022 at 12:14 pm

    5 stars
    Lovely, easy, light, lemony, delicious lemon drizzle cupcakes. I think these will be a family favourite.

    Reply
    • Mandy says

      February 01, 2022 at 7:10 pm

      5 stars
      I have tried lots of other recipes for lemon cupcakes and this is by far the best. They are super tasty light and moist. Will never make them another way again. I also use the same recipe it used gluten free flour for my brother and they turned out just as amazing.

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