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    Home » Recipes » Cakes and Muffins

    Lemon Mint Cupcakes

    April 27, 2011 by Kankana Saxena

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    How many of you wish that you were a wizard living in Harry Potter's world, navigating your way around Hogwarts Castle on your magic broom? I wish it sometimes.. OK.. most of the times.. especially during the times when I feel super lazy! I wish that I had a magic wand and I could finish laundry or folding clothes or dusting or cleaning at the blink of an eye 😉 Ahh dreams!!

    It was one such day when I was feeling very lazy since morning! From the corner of my eye, I could see the laundry basket screaming at me to clear it off. I could see the beautiful sunny day from my window asking me to come out for a walk. Huh! I decided to ignore it all. Everybody deserves to be lazy some days.. right?? So, I switched on the TV, made myself a nice lemonade and started watching Food Network channel. Cupcake War was on... perfect!

    I just love to see all the creativity in designing a cupcake. If I can ever make a cup cake look that pretty, I doubt if i'll eat it!! I suck at making frosting or any cake decoration. To be honest, I actually prefer my cake without any frosting. My type of cake would be just plain and simple, fresh out of the oven. I definitely like to see all those frosting on a cake. It makes it look so gorgeous and pretty. After seeing all these cupcakes, I started to crave for some. Now, these are the moments when I wish for a magic wand.. like it's even possible. 😀

    I didn't wanted to make something too heavy or rich. Most importantly, I wanted to make something quick. Long back, I had made Lemon Mint Cake and till date, it's one of my favorite cake. I decided to make the same thing again with just some minor changes in the old recipe. The combination of lemon and mint is so refreshing and light.. It makes the cupcake as a perfect bite to go along with tea or coffee too!

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    Lemon Mint Cupcakes

    Kankana Saxena
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    Servings 0

    Ingredients
     

    • 3 eggs at room temperature
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup melted butter
    • 12 big fresh mint leaves (chopped)
    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • zest of one lemon
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup milk
    • pinch of salt

    Instructions
     

    • Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking power, mint leaves and pinch of salt).
    • In a separate bowl, whip the eggs with sugar.
    • Add butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and milk to the eggs.
    • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk properly.
    • Add vanilla extract and whisk it again to incorporate all the ingredients and form a nice batter.
    • Place the paper liners in the cupcake pan.
    • Then, using a big spoon or ice cream scooper, pour the batter in the cupcake pans.
    • Bake it for about 20 mins at 375 F
    • Like I said I don't like frosting 🙂 But, you can add lemon frosting or cream cheese frosting and enjoy the cup cake.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings

    Sharing this with Friday Potluck ,Sweets for a Saturday, A Themed Bakers Sunday, Muffin (and cupcakes) Monday

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    Comments

    1. isabel

      April 14, 2012 at 5:07 pm

      amazing cupcakes! they were perfection....... my family really enjoyed them! great recipe! kankana you're a great cupcake baker! great job! i will be making these again

    2. shabana

      March 15, 2012 at 5:17 am

      love love love this cake i am so glad that i triedit, it was perfect,your site is awesome,i have posted my labour of your recipe in my site plz have alook and give us ur precious comments http://bondedbyfood.blogspot.in/2012/03/lemon-mint-cake.html

    3. Jess Roberts

      August 05, 2011 at 11:01 am

      Should it be a teaspoon of baking powder instead of a tablespoon? Sounds like a bit much...

    4. Taste Junction

      May 12, 2011 at 2:01 am

      I too am completely into cakes & cupcakes without heavy frosting, just makes the guilt lesser and taste fresher.
      And lemon & mint is surely a winning combination.

    5. Gourmantine

      May 05, 2011 at 1:46 pm

      I love the addition of mint to the cupcakes! I can imagine it gives an extra fresh touch to them! Really nice 🙂

    6. CHANDRABALI

      May 03, 2011 at 8:08 pm

      yUMMY

    7. briarrose

      May 02, 2011 at 1:27 pm

      Awesome flavor...lemon and mint...I love it! Beautiful cupcakes.

    8. Alyssa

      May 02, 2011 at 12:49 pm

      Great job on the linky party last week! It was very hard to choose from everyone. Come by again and link up to this week's theme: Chocolate! Hope to see you there.
      http://cupcakeapothecary.blogspot.com/2011/05/themed-bakers-sunday-3.html
      Alyssa

    9. A little bit of everything

      May 01, 2011 at 7:56 pm

      i love watching cupcake wars and dream of having one day just to procrastinate. where's that magic wand?
      your cupcakes sound so refreshing, love the minty citrus-y combo. thanks for sharing Kankana

    10. Ananda Rajashekar

      May 01, 2011 at 11:21 am

      Oh what a refreshing combination, sound just right for spring! and i can't get out of yellow!

    11. Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets

      April 30, 2011 at 4:17 pm

      Oh love the flavor combo. So perfect for spring =D

    12. Alyssa

      April 30, 2011 at 9:11 am

      Hi! I'm having a linky party called A Themed Baker's Sunday where this week's theme is LEMONS! Time is running out though! and I would love for you to link this recipe or another lemony deliciousness! Can't Wait!
      http://cupcakeapothecary.blogspot.com/2011/04/themed-bakers-sunday-2.html
      Alyssa

      • Kankana Saxena

        April 30, 2011 at 10:01 am

        Thanks you for letting me know.. linked my cupcakes 🙂

    13. Mary

      April 30, 2011 at 8:41 am

      What gorgeous color. These really sound lemon luscious and I'd love to have one with my coffee. I hope you have a great weekend. Blessings...Mary

    14. Sarah

      April 30, 2011 at 6:08 am

      These are so cute! Perfect for a cloudy day 🙂

    15. Kathryn

      April 30, 2011 at 5:02 am

      These sound unique and delicious! Please share your recipe with our readers by linking it up at Muffin (and Cupcake) Monday. Thanks!

      http://www.talkingdollarsandcents.net/strawberry-muffins-with-a-sweet-topping

      • Kankana Saxena

        April 30, 2011 at 9:56 am

        Thanks So much for the invite Kathryn.. I have linked my cupcakes ! 🙂

    16. Treat and Trick

      April 29, 2011 at 11:05 pm

      I'm in love with this gorgeous and tangy cake! Mint is a great addition to them..

    17. Miriam

      April 29, 2011 at 9:46 pm

      I totally wish I could do fun Harry Potterish magic too! The muffins look fabulous :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

    18. Swathi

      April 29, 2011 at 5:56 pm

      I love lemon mint combo, they taste great in cakes. Your cupcakes looks awesome.

    19. judee@ Gluten Free A-Z Blog

      April 29, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      I have a garden full of fresh mint and have been searching for recipes that call for mint. These cupcakes have some interesting flavors. Will have to try them. Thanks for sharing.

    20. wizzythestick

      April 29, 2011 at 2:59 pm

      Great flavour combo and they do indeed look very sunny - sure to make me smile

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