Lemon-Honey Cupcakes

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Recipe byTiffany_Dilley

Categories:
- Cake/cupcake

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Ingredients:

Cupcakes
2 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon(s) each baking powder and baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 cup(s) reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup(s) milk
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) grated lemon zest
4 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
3/4 cup(s) (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup(s) honey
1/4 cup(s) sugar

3 large eggs
Lemon-Honey Frosting
1 cup(s) (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup(s) honey
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) grated lemon zest
4 cup(s) confectioners’ sugar

7 teaspoon(s) to 8 tsp lemon juice
Few drops yellow food color
Bumblebee
Tootsie Roll
2 piece(s) of string
Yellow peanut M&M
Brown food marker
Clear spice drop candies
Small cookie cutter

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl to blend. Whisk sour cream, milk, lemon zest and juice in a small bowl until well mixed.
Beat butter, honey and sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended.
With mixer on low speed, beat in half the flour mixture, then the sour cream mixture. Beat in remaining flour mixture until just combined.
Spoon about 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
Beat butter, honey and lemon zest in large bowl with an electric mixer until creamed, about 2 minutes. On low speed, beat in confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lemon juice and a few drops food color until mixture is fluffy and pale yellow.
Spoon into a large ziptop freezer bag, snip off one corner and pipe onto cupcakes, or just spread frosting onto cupcakes.
Tear off a piece of a Tootsie Roll and roll between the palms of your hands to make a thin string. Wrap two pieces of string around a yellow Peanut M&M for body of bee. Using a brown food marker, draw two dots for eyes. To make wings, roll out clear spice drop candies and cut out a 1⁄2-in. circle using a small cookie cutter. Cut circle in half; attach each half by pressing into the front band of Tootsie Roll on the body of the bee.