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Lemon Cupcakes with Fresh Blueberry Icing

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa flour
  • 3/4 cup almond flour*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest from approx. 2 large lemons
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 1/2 cup melted unrefined coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Almond Breeze Hint of Honey Vanilla Almondmilk
  • Fresh Blueberry Cream Cheese Icing
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons pureed blueberries about 1 cup whole
  • 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Start by melting the honey, coconut oil, and almond milk together in a small saucepan over low to medium heat. Whisk together until well combined then remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Next preheat the oven to 325°F and grease or line a muffin tin for 8 cupcakes. Combine the dry ingredients (quinoa flour to salt) in a medium size bowl and sift together.
  • Separate the egg whites into a large bowl, while placing the egg yolks into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Once the honey mixture has cooled, add it to the dry ingredients/egg yolks along with the vanilla extract and lemon zest then stir everything together until just combined.
  • Next beat the egg whites until they are slightly stiff and fluffy then use a spatula to gently fold them into the bowl with the other ingredients.
  • Use a small ice cream scoop (or a spoon) to scoop the batter into the muffin tin so that each is 3/4 of the way full. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until they’re a light golden color around the edges. A toothpick should come out clean if you stick into the center. Allow to cool while you prepare the icing.
  • To make the icing, start by adding roughly 1 cup of fresh blueberries to a food processor and blend until completely pureed, about 30 seconds. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese for about 15 seconds. Add about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at a time and continue to beat on high. Lastly add the fresh blueberry puree one tablespoon at a time while continuing to beat on high. If the icing is too thin after 2 tablespoons, you can stop there but if it's still thick enough, add the other 2. Refrigerate until you’re ready to frost the cupcakes.
  • Once the cupcakes have cooled, place the icing in a plastic sandwich bag (or pastry bag) and cut off about 1/4 inch of one corner. Gently pipe the icing on top of each cupcake, working in a circular pattern from the inside out. Garnish with a small blueberry and enjoy!

Notes

*Almond flour is made from blanched almonds (without the skin) and the texture can be somewhat lumpy. If you prefer a fine crumb I recommend sifting out 3/4 cup before adding it to the bowl with the other dry ingredients. This will help remove some of the larger lumps so that the end result has more of a fine texture. However, please note that they will still be more dense than a white flour cupcake because there are no starches in the recipe.