Easy Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
These cupcakes have a touch of citrus and fruit but they are sweet and perfect for dessert. If you love lemon and blueberry flavors together, you will love these cupcakes!
Prep Time8 minutes mins
Cook Time18 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 servings
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup softened coconut oil
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or 1 tsp of lemon extract
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries
Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
- ¼ cup vegan cream cheese or vegetable shortening
- ¾ cup vegan butter
- 3 cup powdered sugar *
Set oven to 375. Be sure to line the muffin tin with cup papers.
in a large bowl mix oil and sugar together with a hand mixer untill it's light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and beat. Add lemon juice,zest, vanilla extract. *almond milk will be added after or during flour mixin.
In a separate bowl, add flour, salt, and baking powder together with a whisk. Slowly add this to the sugar mixture, followed by the almond milk, you can also alternate to make the mixing easier. Once it is mixed together well, add blueberries in and mix with a spatula
Divide the mixture into the muffin cups evenly * do not overfill. You may need to bake 2 batches. Bake for 12 to 18 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let them cool on a wire rack before making frosting. Or enjoy them without frosting and as a muffin.
Vegan Vanilla Frosting
Add all the cold refrigerated ingredients into a bowl, do not bring to room temp unless using stick butter.Mix well with a hand mixer for quite some time. Add more powdered sugar by the cup full until desired consistency. Use a frosting pipe to frost once they are cooled or add a dollop with a spoon ** Read notes for other options to thicken frosting** Keep leftovers refrigerated since vegan butter melts a little easier than dairy butter.
You will want to wait until these cupcakes are completely cooled before icing them, otherwise you will end up with a melty mess! I suggest you take them out and place on a wire rack to cool quicker (no one likes waiting too long for dessert;)
*To make frosting extra thick, add more powdered sugar until it holds up well. You can also add a few tbsp of vegetable shortening in addition to the vegan butter. Frosting is tricky and you will need to play with a bit. You can also buy dairy free frosting if that is easier :)
*I Prefer real lemon juice over the extract. The extract will give it a more lemony flavor!
Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg