i was feeling inspired to bake some cupcakes before heading to a brunch to meet up with some college friends. this ambition actually caused me to be late to my brunch...but at least i had some yummy cupcakes in hand. these are lemon cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. I used fresh lemons from the lemon tree in my backyard. the first batch of frosting was actually a swiss meringue strawberry frosting that went incredibly wrong (too chunky). i was pretty embarrassed of the frosting so i made another batch of vanilla buttercream (an easy, and reliable recipe to execute). i tried out the kitchen aid mixer for the first time which was a lot of fun. also, i had better luck with the silicon cupcake molds after using some non-stick baking spray. i have been trying to push myself to try new frosting recipes - but i seem to always mess them up and waste a lot of butter/sugar. next time i'll need to pay closer attention to the recipes. at least i can always count on buttercream frosting...easy to make...and tasty to eat.
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