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Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
Cook Time
18
minutes
minutes
Total Time
18
minutes
minutes
Servings
18
cupcakes
Calories
Author
Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES
1
box Pillsbury™Purely Simple™White Cake Mix
1/2
cup
butter
room temperature
3
eggs
room temperature
1/2
cup
sour cream or yogurt
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1
cup
pink lemonade
2-3
drops red food coloring
Crisco™Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
optional
PINK LEMONADE FROSTING
1
bag Pillsbury™Purely Simple™Buttercream Frosting Mix
1/2
cup
butter
room temperature
Up to 1/4 cup pink lemonade
zest of 1 lemon
optional
2-3
drops red food coloring
lemon slices
garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together cake mix and butter until mixture resembles large crumbs.
Add eggs, sour cream or yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice and pink lemonade.
Mix until combined.
Add 2-3 drops of red food coloring to achieve a pink color.
Spray cupcake liners lightly with Crisco Original No-Stick Cooking Spray, if using.
Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.
Place cupcakes on a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Prepare frosting by pouring frosting mix into a large bowl.
Add butter.
Mix until butter is combined.
Add the pink lemonade a little at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Fold in lemon zest if using.
Add red food coloring.
Frost cooled cupcakes.
Garnish with lemon slices.
Video
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