White Chocolate Lemon Cupcakes Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line 24 muffins cups with cupcake papers.
• Melt 1 cups of the white chocolate chips and let cool.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter, let cool slightly.
• On medium speed, mix cake mix, eggs, water, melted white chocolate chips, and 1/2 cup melted butter until combined 1 minute.
• On medium-high beat 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Divide batter between cupcke liners.
• Bake 20-23 minutes ot until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and finish cooling on wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• White Chocolate Frosting.
• Melt remaining 1 cup white chocolate chips.
• On medium-high combine white chocolate chips and 1 cup butter until smooth.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.
• Spread over cooled cupcakes.
• Slice strawberries, leaving the cap end whole.
• Fan strawberries out and top each cupcake with 1 strawberry, if desired.
• You can also sprinkle each cupcake with chopped macadamia nuts, if desired.

LEMON AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To Make Cupcakes:.
• Position the rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F
• Place 12 cupcake paper liners in a 2 1/2-inch muffin pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and creamy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla.
• Beat in one-half of the flour mixture, scraping down sides of bowl.
• Gradually add the buttermilk and beat in the remaining flour mixture until the ingredients are mixed.
• Divide batter among the muffin cups, filling each about one-half full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool cupcakes in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes and cool completely.
• To Make Frosting:.
• Place the white chocolate in a microwavable medium bowl.
• Microwave on HIGH for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
• Let stand for 1 minute.
• Stir until it's completely melted and smooth. Cool slightly.
• Add the cream cheese, butter, lemon peel and vanilla.
• Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until the ingredients are mixed.
• Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until the frosting is smooth.
• To Assemble Cupcakes:.
• Remove the paper liners from the cupcakes and turn the cupcakes upside down.
• Spread a 1/4-inch thick layer of frosting to completely cover the top and sides the cupcakes.
• Spoon the white chocolate curls over the frosting, gently pressing, if necessary to help them adhere to the sides.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar over the tops of the cupcakes.

LEMON-WHITE CHOCOLATE MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package; set aside for later use.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to process 16 cookies until finely crushed; spoon into medium bowl. Add butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; mix well. Press onto bottoms of 12 paper-lined muffin cups, adding about 1 Tbsp. crumb mixture to each prepared cup.
• Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and melted chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.
• Bake 17 to 20 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate. Coarsely chop remaining cookies; sprinkle over cheesecakes. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.