I LOVE Lemon! This Gluten Free Lemon Lover’s Cupcakes is a super easy recipe and so moist and delicious! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I like to keep these in my freezer so that when I need something sweet I have them handy. Also a great tip for going to birthday parties because you can bring your own sweet treat! Starting with a gluten free cake mix no one would ever know your secret!
Gluten Free Lemon Lover’s Cupcakes are so moist and delicious. This is seriously the best cupcake ever!
Gluten Free Lemon Lover's Cupcakes
Gluten Free Lemon Lover's Cupcakes are so moist and delicious. This is seriously the best cupcake ever!
Ingredients
- Cupcakes
- 1 box 15 oz Betty Crocker® Gluten Free yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2/3 cup water
- 3 eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
- Frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
- In large bowl, stir cake mix, water, 1/2 cup melted butter, the eggs and lemon peel just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice with electric mixer on low speed until mixed. Add remaining lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until creamy and smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon peel.
- Frost cupcakes with frosting.
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Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 21 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
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Just Coupons
November 16, 2011 at 12:09 amThese look delicious and I have everything on hand in my pantry. I will make these in addition to my other planned desserts on Thanksgiving. Thanks!
Cassie
November 16, 2011 at 3:57 amoh these look phenomenal. I LOVE lemon anything! I’m trying to learn some more gluten free recipes, because we’re pretty sure my fiance has a gluten allergy or sensitivity. 🙁
Julie Mullins
November 16, 2011 at 8:50 pmThese look so delicious!
Rachel
November 21, 2011 at 2:30 amOh I love Lemon Treats and GF?? Yea!! These look so good and easy. Thank you!
jen gersch
November 21, 2011 at 5:27 amthis looks o good and good fro those with celiac
Jodi B
January 27, 2012 at 12:12 pmmy co workers are huge lemon fans – might have to make these for them 1 day!
Meranda Abercrombie
January 27, 2012 at 1:13 pmI’ve never tried anything Gluten free, but this is lemon flavored and has caught my interest!
Amber
January 27, 2012 at 2:08 pmI’ve never used Betty Crocker’s cake mixes before because I prefer to make mine from scratch. I may have to give this a try though 😉
Christine Beasley
January 27, 2012 at 4:30 pmthese sound refreshing. want to try soon
LeAnne J.
January 27, 2012 at 5:32 pmoh my….will have to try these ones too!!
Susan Russell
January 27, 2012 at 5:53 pmYum…will need to share with family members with celiac
Jill P
January 27, 2012 at 9:03 pmThese sound great, I am going to try them.
mary fanara coleman
January 27, 2012 at 9:56 pmAnother good gluten free dessert to make for my daughter’s friend.
Robin
January 27, 2012 at 10:15 pmThe Lemon cupcakes look sooooooo good and the frosting is calling me, lolzzz… really love the the fact it’s gluten free and will try at home, thanks so much for sharing…(**)
Tinamarie
January 28, 2012 at 12:00 amThese look awesome!
Tinamarie
January 28, 2012 at 12:00 am..and the lemon lovers cupcakes for my gluten free friends!
$ Frugal Mom
January 28, 2012 at 10:53 amHubby really liked this one.
Suzanne K
January 28, 2012 at 10:08 pmI love lemon and my lemon tree is giving me lemons… match made in heaven!
Carol B
January 30, 2012 at 10:45 amA lemon lover here…I definitely plan on making these!!! They look & sound so good, I can’t wait to try them.
Vickie
January 30, 2012 at 5:47 pmYum…this sounds so great…the icing! I wish I had found this recipe sooner as my mom loved lemon anything! I will make these soon in her honor/memory. Thanks.
She loved Lemon bars and Keylime pie too…I collect lots of recipes…and, love to cook/bake.
Maralea
January 31, 2012 at 6:51 pmLove everything lemon…gonna make some of these!
Terri R.
January 31, 2012 at 8:24 pmLove lemon, love cupcakes bet I’ll love these too!
Megan
February 1, 2012 at 9:39 amI love how i can eat these cupcakes – the gluten!
Susan
February 1, 2012 at 3:20 pmThese look great even though I don’t have gluten issues.. I would still make them…..
Loren
February 1, 2012 at 5:54 pmMy parents are starting to go gluten free, I need to pass this recipe along.
Renee D
February 1, 2012 at 8:01 pmI love any kind of lemon cake! We are definitely going to have to try these!
LAMusing
February 2, 2012 at 6:25 pmLove anything lemon. I didn’t know BC made a gluten free cake mix
MYRNA
February 2, 2012 at 9:42 pmi needed something sweet to add to my menu for superbowl! Thanx
May
February 3, 2012 at 2:02 pmLove the cupcakes! Looks so good.
Terri R.
February 4, 2012 at 7:10 pmHave never tried a gluten free recipe, but this might be a good one to start with. The cupcakes look delicious.
Sandra U.
February 4, 2012 at 8:48 pmThat looks so good, now I am craving one!
VickieB
February 5, 2012 at 10:54 pmlook and sounds delicious, love lemon
Sharon McCartney
February 5, 2012 at 11:32 pmGot to make these for my friend Leslie, who can’t eat anything with gluten!
Diana Castro
February 6, 2012 at 2:59 ammmmm look good I have never tried a gluten free recipe,I will try on day