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Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling

written by Vera Z. August 15, 2015
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Fresh Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling make the perfect summer dessert. Pop these babies in the fridge and they’ll refresh you just as well as ice cream! Try it!

Close-up of a lemon blueberry cupcake topped with a swirl of white frosting, fresh blueberries, and a small wedge of lemon.

Beautiful Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes

Holiday  is over and after a two week break, it’s time to go back to the kitchen, the blog and everything that goes along with food blogging. Of course, when it’s so unbearably hot outside, the first thing that must come to your mind is a refreshing dessert.

Hmm, if you take out ice cream at the start because it has simply become boring, well, then, the next best thing must be a frozen dessert! Well, maybe my choice will look a little weird to you but after making an analysis, I decided that, today, on my menu, there will be cupcakes 🙂  Maybe this won’t look like the best idea to you for these summer days but as I had fresh blueberries on my table, and a few lemons in my pantry, I had a really refreshing idea: Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling.

The cupcake has a golden, moist texture with visible blueberry chunks at the bottom. The top is decorated with a thick layer of whipped cream and a single fresh blueberry.

And if I still haven’t convinced you that these cupcakes are the right choice, maybe the list of ingredients will change your mind. The base  of these cupcakes is the cake with fresh blueberries and lemon zest which is, after baking, filled with beautiful refreshing lemon curd. And on this delicious base, you add the mascarpone frosting topped with fresh berries.

If you wand cupcakes for dessert in these hot days, then the combination of fresh Blueberry cupcakes and the tasty lemon curd in them will be the perfect combination for you. Trust me, Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd filling cooled off in the fridge will refresh you just as good as ice cream! Try it!!!

I hope that things are a little more clear now because if these fantastic Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling are left to cool in the fridge, you will get  really good refreshing dessert.

Of course, the only problem in my case was that there was not much for cooling, because my family always wants one more sweet bite. They attacked the cupcakes as soon as I put the last berry on the frosting!!!

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Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling


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  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 12-14 cupcakes 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Fresh Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling make the perfect summer dessert. Pop these babies in the fridge and they’ll refresh you just as well as ice cream! Try it!


Ingredients

For Lemon Curd:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • pinch of salt
  • 6 egg yolks

For the Cupcakes:

  • 1 cup and 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 stick unsalted butter-softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs

For Lemon Mascarpone Frosting:

  • 8 oz mascarpone cheese-softened
  • 5 tablespoon lemon curd
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

To make lemon curd:

  1. Melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter in a sauce pan over medium-low heat.
  2. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon zest and stir well. Add 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and pinch of salt to the pan and whisk well. Whisk in egg yolks until smooth and return to medium-low heat. Cook 10 minutes, whisking constantly until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of a spoon (do not allow the mixture to boil!)
  3. Separate 5 tablespoon lemon curd and reserve it for the frosting. Set aside to cool completely.

To make the cupcakes:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F, line cupcake pan with paper wrappers and set aside.
  2. In a bowl mix the Greek yogurt, milk, vanilla extract and lemon zest, set aside.
  3. In another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Take 1-2 tablespoon flour mixture add to blueberries and toss to coat them well.
  4. With a mixer, cream 1 stick unsalted butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add egg one at a time to the butter and sugar mixture and mix to combine.
  6. Add alternately the milk and flour mixtures ( start and end with the flour mixture).
  7. Gently fold in blueberries and transfer the batter into the pan(each cup should be 3/4 full). Tap the pan onto working surface to smooth the batter. Bake for 20 minutes (until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let them cool for 10 minutes in the pan then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting:

  1. Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form, add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until stiff peaks form. Add 1 tablespoon of this beaten heavy cream to lemon curd reserved for filling and 1 tablespoon add to to the lemon curd reserved for the frosting (stir each well with spoon to combine, set aside).
  2. In a separate bowl combine the mascarpone and lemon curd (5 tablespoon lemon curd mixed with 1 tablespoon heavy cream) and mix to combine.
  3. Add the mascarpone mixture to heavy cream cream and using a spatula gently fold to combine(if you do this with mixer run on a low speed).

To assemble the cupcake :

  1. With a cupcake corer or a sharp knife cut out the center and save the tops. Fill the cupcakes with the lemon curd, then place the tops back ( you can trim the tops to make them fit onto the filling)
  2. Piped the frosting ( I use 1M tip , but I like to close it a little at the end)
  3. Garnished the cupcakes with blueberry, yellow sprinkles and lemon slices.
  4. Store in the fridge.

These Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes are bursting with vanilla, fresh blueberries and a hint of lemon in shape of lemon curd filling.

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9 comments

Andrea June 17, 2016 - 1:00 am

We made these tonight and the flavor was amazing but there was some technical issues. I didn’t see and baking soda. Was it supposed to say baking soda instead of baking powder? Ill definitely be trying these again tho!

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Emanuela April 2, 2017 - 9:09 am

For how many pieces is this recipe?
thanks
bye Emanuela

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Vera Zecevic April 5, 2017 - 9:05 am

Hi Emanuela this recipe makes 12-14 cupcakes.

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Rosemary April 14, 2018 - 1:23 am

The written recipe says 1 tsp lemon zest, but in ingredients it says 1 TBSP? Which is correct

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Vera Z. April 15, 2018 - 12:43 pm

Hi Rosemary, 1 teaspoon is correct

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Lemon Coffee Cake - OMG Chocolate Desserts April 6, 2019 - 10:19 am

[…] for years to try to make it myself. For the first time I made homemade lemon curd when I made my Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling. And that was a few years ago. Since I realized it’s not hard at all, I usually make my own […]

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[…] Blueberry Cupcakes With Lemon Curd Filling by OMG Chocolate Desserts – Fresh Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling make the perfect summer dessert. Pop these babies in the fridge and they’ll refresh you just as well as ice cream! […]

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Rachel Shepherd August 28, 2024 - 9:19 pm

There are no issues with the corn starch clumping in the lemon curd without making a slurry?

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Sonya September 19, 2024 - 7:29 pm

I made these yesterday and omg I about made myself sick bc I couldn’t stop eating them! One of the best cupcakes I’ve ever made! I added some blueberry into the icing as well!

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