Becky's Kitchen: Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

July 31, 2012

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

For Julia's third birthday, I made her pink lemonade cupcakes (with decorations!) So far she's been eating just the frosting and candy! The cupcake recipe is good but the frosting was hard to keep smooth. P.S. I first made these when Julia was just a month old, and got rave reviews from Grandma Bonnie!

Cupcakes:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup + 2 T vegetable oil
5 egg whites
3/4 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup + 2 T buttermilk
[red food coloring]

In a mixer with whisk attachment, combine sugar, oil, egg whites, pink lemonade and vanilla. Mix until blended. In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk (into thirds) into the creamed mixture. Mix until blended (but don't over mix.) Add optional red food coloring until desired color. Pour cupcake mixture into cupcake liners-- 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Yields 24.

Frosting:
1 cup butter
4 cups powder sugar
6 T pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 tsp vanilla
[red food coloring]

First whisk the butter until fluffy then add the remaining ingredients. Add more water if the frosting is too thick. If adding food coloring, mix in one drop at a time.
[I found that I had enough frosting with half the recipe].