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Pink Piggy Lemon Cupcakes

A fun, festive treat for the party table! These lovely lemon cupcakes, topped with cream cheese frosting and marshmallows, are perfect for a kids' party, too.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 11 % 7 g
Fats 23 % 15 g
Carbohydrates 67 % 44 g
317 kcal
GI: 2 / 0 / 98

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    The ingredients you'll need.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    BATTER: In a bowl, combine the softened butter and the sugar.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer for a minute, then add the eggs and beat well again.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add the room-temperature milk along with the lemon zest and juice. Mix everything on low speed.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add the flour whisked together with the baking powder.

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    Step 6

    Mix into a smooth batter.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Divide the batter among cupcake liners. You should get 12 cupcakes total, about 1 1/2 tbsp of batter each.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Bake the cupcakes in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 25-30 minutes. Take them out and let them cool completely.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    FROSTING: Combine room-temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, and pink gel food coloring.

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    Step 10

    Beat for a minute.

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    Step 11

    Set aside about 1/2 tbsp of the frosting in a separate bowl, add a couple of drops of red gel food coloring, and stir until the color is even.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    CUPCAKES: Spread pink frosting over the top of each cupcake.

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    Step 13

    DECORATING: Cut the marshmallows like this — halve 6 of them lengthwise to make 12 "snouts," and cut 6 more in half, then each half diagonally in half again, to make 24 triangular "ears." Decorate the cupcakes with these pieces.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Transfer the red frosting to a piping bag, snip off a small tip, and draw the piglets' eyes and mouths.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Use melted chocolate to dot nostrils on the "snouts."

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    Step 16

    Enjoy!

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Happy holidays!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Lemon - 16  kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Cream cheese with 50% fat content - 349  kcal/100g
  • Baking powder dough - 79  kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374  kcal/100g
  • Chocolate 70 % - 539  kcal/100g
  • Dark Chocolate - 539  kcal/100g
  • Food coloring - 0  kcal/100g
  • Marshmallow - 328  kcal/100g

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