{"id":1634,"date":"2023-02-12T14:48:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/lemon-meringue-cupcakes\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:32:57","slug":"lemon-meringue-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/lemon-meringue-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES-750x1125.png 750w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LEMON-MERINGUE-CUPCAKES.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"g1-content-narrow g1-typography-xl entry-content\">\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2223\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2223 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.68 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n.jpeg\" alt=\"LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES\" class=\"wp-image-1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n.jpeg 403w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-192x144.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-384x288.jpeg 384w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-90x67.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-180x135.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242175205_1006012293529570_6557894801709251176_n-364x273.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lemon Filling:<\/strong><br \/>3 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)<br \/>3\/4 cup granulated white sugar<br \/>3 tbsp. all-purpose flour<br \/>pinch of salt<br \/>3 tbsp. lemon juice<br \/>2 tbsp. lemon zest, loosely packed<br \/>1\/2 cup water<br \/>2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cupcakes:<\/strong><br \/>1\/2 cup unsalted butter<br \/>1 cup sugar<br \/>2 eggs<br \/>3 tbsp. lemon juice<br \/>2 tsp. baking powder<br \/>1 tsp. salt<br \/>1-1\/2 cups all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meringue:<\/strong><br \/>3 egg whites<br \/>pinch of salt<br \/>1\/4 cup sugar<\/p>\n<h3>How To Make LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES<\/h3>\n<p>1) Make lemon filling: In small saucepan over low heat, whisk egg yolks, sugar, flour, and salt; whisk in lemon juice, lemon zest, water, and melted butter; increase heat to medium and, whisking constantly, cook until lemon filling is smooth and thick, about 7 minutes; remove from heat and set aside<br \/>2) Preheat oven to 375 degrees<br \/>3) Make cupcakes: In medium bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, lemon juice, baking powder, and salt; beat in flour until just combined<br \/>4) Divide cupcake batter between 12 cupcake liners in a muffin pan; bake 15-16 minutes until center of cupcakes firms up; remove cupcakes from oven and cool 5-8 minutes (do not turn off oven)<br \/>5) Meanwhile, make meringue: beat egg whites with salt until mixture begins to stiffen; add sugar and beat until meringue is stiff and forms pretty peaks (don\u2019t overdo it)<br \/>6) With a sharp knife, remove center of each cupcake (about 1\u2033 in diameter), leaving a layer of cupcake beneath cut out; discard cupcake core (or treat the weary baker to a tart little snack); fill cupcake centers with lemon filling<br \/>7) Divide dollops of meringue between cupcakes, spreading out to edges and gently tapping with back of spoon to form peaks; return cupcakes to oven and bake an additional 5-6 minutes until meringue peaks are golden brown; remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes; refrigerate an hour or more before serving \u2013 Makes: 12 absolutely delicious cupcakes<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2241\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2241 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.68 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Ingredients Lemon Filling:3 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)3\/4 cup granulated white sugar3 tbsp. all-purpose flourpinch of salt3 tbsp. lemon juice2 tbsp. lemon zest, loosely packed1\/2 cup water2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted Cupcakes:1\/2 cup unsalted butter1 cup sugar2 eggs3 tbsp. lemon juice2 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1-1\/2 cups all-purpose flour Meringue:3 egg whitespinch of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/lemon-meringue-cupcakes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3535,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1634\/revisions\/3535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}