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Bramble Cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes with blackberry gin buttercream inspired by the Bramble cocktail.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 16 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Lemon Cupcakes

  • ½ cup Butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1½ cup Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ½ cup Milk
  • ⅓ cup Lemon Juice
  • 1½ Tbsp Lemon zest

Blackberry Buttercream

  • 1 cup Butter (2 sticks)
  • 1 lb Confectioner's sugar (5 cups)
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Heavy Cream
  • 2 tsp Lemon zest
  • 2 Tbsp Boozy Blackberry Puree (recipe below)

Garnish:

  • Blackberries
  • Lemon slices

Instructions
 

For the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 F degrees and line a cupcake pan with paper liners
  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside
  • In a mixing bowl, using a handheld or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  • Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well combined,
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed.
  • Slowly add the milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stop mixing once combined.
  • Fill paper liner to ⅔ and bake in the oven for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let rest 2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Blackberry Buttercream:

  • With handheld mixer or stand mixer, beat butter until light and creamy
  • Add confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, heavy cream, zest and blackberry puree, with the mixer on low speed.
  • Once combined, increase to high speed and whip for about 3 minutes until fluffy.

Assembly:

  • Soak blackberries in your spirit of choice for 20 minutes (Optional)
  • Pipe frosting on cupcakes
  • Garnish each cupcake with a blackberry and a quarter sliced lemon

Notes

Cupcakes recipe adapted from sallysbakingaddiction.com  Homemade Lemon Cupcakes.

Boozy Blackberry Puree

A versatile boozy puree to use in desserts or drinks. Add to buttercream for a berry indulgent frosting.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 0.5 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 6 oz Blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 4 oz Gin Or spirit of choice (rum, bourbon)

Instructions
 

  • Add blackberries and gin to a heavy bottom saucepan.
  • Simmer on medium until fruit is soft about 5 minutes.
  • Add to a blender and puree until smooth.
  • Strain in a storage container and let cool.
Keyword blackberry, gin, puree
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