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Lavender Cupcakes With Buttercream Frosting

These lavender cupcakes are so fun and easy to make. Delicious lavender-infused cupcakes are topped with a beautiful lavender buttercream frosting. They're so simple - yet pretty enough for teatime. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 595 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Vegetarian

Ingredients

For lavender cupcake batter:
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 12 tbsp butter unsalted, softened
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp dried lavender
  • cooking spray
For buttercream frosting:
  • 2 ticks butter softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • 2 small drops Purple gel food coloring
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp dried lavender for topping
Optional:
  • Flower muffin liners

Instructions

For lavender cupcakes:
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butter, egg whites, milk) for the cupcake batter.
  3. In a separate larger bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the cupcake batter (flour, sugar, baking powder, lavender, salt). 
  4. Mix together the dry and wet ingredients to form the cupcake batter. Use an electric mixer to make this easier, if you have one.
  5. Spray a cupcake tin with cooking spray. Pour batter into cupcake tins. Bake for 12-18 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.
For buttercream frosting:
  1. Before decorating cupcakes, ensure they are cool.
  2. Using an electric mixer, start beating butter, sugar, and milk on medium speed. Gradually increase the speed to high, and you will see your buttercream starting to take form. It is ready once it forms still peaks.
  3. Color buttercream with purple gel food coloring, then fold in honey.
  4. Using a piping bag, frost each cupcake. Top with dried lavender and serve.

Notes

  • For a smoother cupcake batter, you can process the dried lavender in a food processor before using. This will grind it into a smooth powder.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 595kcal (30%) Carbohydrates 85g (28%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 73mg (24%) Sodium 288mg (12%) Potassium 160mg (5%) Sugar 68g (136%) Vitamin A 860IU (17%) Calcium 73mg (7%) Iron 1.1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 595

% Daily Value*

Calories 595kcal 30%
Carbohydrates 85g 28%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 73mg 24%
Sodium 288mg 12%
Potassium 160mg 3%
Sugar 68g 136%
Vitamin A 860IU 17%
Calcium 73mg 7%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.