Photo: Arnold Palmer Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 5 black tea bags
- 1 cups unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tablespoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- Arnold Palmer Frosting, recipe follows
Directions
In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until hot to the touch. Place tea bags in hot milk, and let steep for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags. Let milk cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with paper liners.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 1/2 cup milk and tea mixture, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add dry mix into the wet ingredients.
Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread or pipe Arnold Palmer Frosting evenly over cupcakes.
Arnold Palmer Frosting:
- 1 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup reserved milk/tea mixture
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with tea/milk mixture slowly. Beat in lemon juice until creamy.
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By beckster98
on November 13, 2011
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While this cupcake is decent, the frosting is just buttery. This doesn't taste like an Arnold Palmer at all, even with adding extra lemon to both the cupcake and the frosting. Like another review said, I wish I had read the reviews before making these. Very disappointing.
By bwiemiller
on October 31, 2011
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These were pretty good. I followed the recipe exactly, despite feeling like 2 cups of sugar felt wrong. The way they tasted was a surprise because the cupcake is actually sweeter than the frosting. The frosting tastes more like a sweet butter, and you only need a smear on top. Good if you're craving a hint of lemony sweetness. I would make these again in the summertime.
By cc1908
Alexandria, VA
on September 19, 2011
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You have to follow the instructions to a tee. The first batch I made weren't bad, but tasted like lemon bars. You cannot eyeball anything with this. I'm not a huge lemon bar fan, so I tossed them and tried again. The second batch was delicious, and spot on I'm sure. I took them to a party and everyone loved them!
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