Lemon Meringue Cupcakes Amongst Swiss Meringue & Lemon Curd Celebration Candles

I'm re-sharing this from 2 years agone : )  The Lemon Curd Celebration Candles featured hither accept been restocked inward my store!

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I honey looking dorsum at quondam posts.   Sort of.  Sometimes I cringe at photos I took amongst my iphone, other times it brings dorsum a peachy memory... as well as delicious dessert.  I've included i of my master copy outset posts (6 years ago) below that I'm revisiting today - Lemon Meringue Cupcakes.  I realize that citrus flavour is inward the winter, exactly for me, zippo is every bit springy every bit a lemon dessert.  Actually lemon anything.

Today, I'm making these inward accolade of Emma's Mimi's birthday - similar me, she's crazy virtually whatever affair lemon as well as cupcakes.  While I haven't shared these cupcakes on the weblog inward years, they are i of my favorite to make: white cake topped amongst lemon curd as well as swiss meringue.

I've topped them amongst my 6" Celebration Candles inward Lemon Curd - a novel color for spring.  They are perfectly lemony inward color amongst a beautiful natural subtle hue.



Products used :

6" Celebration Candles inward Lemon Curd
Jumbo Starburst Tip
18" Disposable Piping Bag
Brown Cupcake Liners

The cupcakes tin terminate come upwards from a box, as well as the curd tin terminate last store-bought, or everything tin terminate last made from scratch.  If you're feeling ambitious today (unlike me) as well as would similar to brand everything from scratch, hither is my recipe for Lemon Butter Cake that would last peachy to purpose for the cupcake element, as well as hither is link to my Lemon Curd recipe.

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes


Get my Printable Recipes, here.

24 Cupcakes - Vanilla or Lemon (from a mix or homemade)
Lemon Curd (store-bought or homemade)
Swiss Meringue (recipe below)

Bake cupcakes every bit directed.  Let cool for xxx minutes earlier topping.



Gently split upwards each cupcake to let lemon curd to teach into the cake.



Dollop lemon curd on generously.



Put Swiss Meringue inward a large pipe handbag (18" Disposable Bags) fitted amongst the Giant Starburst Tip, $4.

Pipe meringue inward swirls on transcend of the lemon curd cupcakes.


Optional : To toast the transcend of the meringue, identify the cupcakes nether the broiler (set to virtually 400 degrees) inward the oven for xxx seconds.  OR, purpose a kitchen blowtorch, similar I did here.










 




Swiss Meringue

iv egg whites
1 loving cup of sugar
1 pinch of cream of tarter

In the transcend bowl of a double boiler (glass bowl sitting on a sauce pan amongst simmering water), whisk together egg whites, saccharide as well as cream of tarter.  




Cook mixture inward the double boiler over medium depression oestrus for 3-5 minutes, or until saccharide has dissolved.  If you lot rub the mixture betwixt your fingers, you lot should last able to country if the saccharide has dissolved.




Transfer the mixture to your kitchen assistance fitted amongst the whisk attachment.  Whisk on high for 7-10 minutes.



The mixture volition cool as well as froth into a thick meringue every bit it whips.  Beat until strong peaks form. Transfer to pipe bag, or spread straight on lemon curd. 

Here is the easy-to-pin strip!






















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Now, you lot tin terminate bask a flashback of roughly fine photography from years past times : )

For my friend's birthday political party terminal night, I created these refreshing Lemon Meringue Cupcakes.  I picked these "Naked Ladies" (pink flowers) from my backyard - I honey them inward large bunches. 

Leah enjoying her Birthday cupcakes!

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