Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

I love lemon, and these were decadent. I made them exactly as written. Thanks for the recipe!

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WINNONA

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Home Town: Costa Mesa, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

The best part of this cupcake is definitely the icing. It's VERY sweet and loaded with lemon flavor. It's a thin icing as opposed to a frosting. This recipe made 24 cupcakes for me. Next time I would check them at about 22-23 minutes. Great recipe!

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KOALAGIRL

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

It was AMAZING. The frosting was tangy yet sweet. I used 100% whole wheat flour and it still turned out perfect. Thank You!

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Meadow Brady

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

This cupcake recipe is sooooo good! The cupcakes are dense and not too sweet, which is why the frosting works so well with it. The cupcakes have the perfect hint of lemon. I also used lemon extract to boost the lemon flavour a bit. Will definitely be making these again!

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bakingaddict

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

I really liked the density and moistness of these cupcakes. I added a few drops of lemon extract to boost the lemon flavor. I didn't use the frosting from this recipe and instead used the "Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting" recipe on a/r with some added lemon zest and lemon juice. They turned out great.

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Vanessa

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

While these were good and we are enjoying them, I thought the frosting was way too sweet and I even added less sugar than called for. I much prefer the lemon cream cheese cupcakes from A/R over these. Still good though...Thanks Ruth.

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Patti

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Awesome recipe... delicious icing and not too hard to make! There sure seemed to be a lot of batter but it made exactly 24 cupcakes. I needed to double the icing to cover them all, and I put a cherry on top of each!

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WILLOWSCHNELL

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Very flavourful. The icing is reminiscent of a cream-cheese icing, and the cupcake itself packs a lot of lemon flavour. I got rave reviews for this recipe at a birthday supper.

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

These cupcakes are the best! The icing was quite sweet. For the second half of the cupcakes I made a lemon cream cheese icing and it was much more complementary to the cupcake.

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CGSims

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

Lemon is my favorite kind of cake/cupcake and these were definitely great! Very moist and delicious lemon flavor. I would definitely make them again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

Everyone thought these were super moist!

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2009

A big disappointment. I wish I had made the boxed cake mix rather than waste my ingredients. I'm surprised at the positive reviews, mine don't taste lemon-y at all, despite 2 Tbsp. of lemon zest.

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2009

Very tasty! Just made these today. Didn't have a lemon, so just used 1.5 teaspoons of lemon extract instead in place of the zest. Very yummy! The frosting however didn't exactly turn out like frosting. It became very liquidy and resembled more of an icing. It's still tastes really good though. I think zest in it would've been a bit too much lemon for my taste.

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Shollia

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

I am lactose intolerant and made these dairy free, and they turned out well. However, without the frosting they are basically vanilla cupcakes. Next time I would add zest and lemon juice in the cupcake batter, and glaze them with lemon flavored icing.

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

The best part about these cupcakes was the tangy frosting. Delicious! The marriage of the frosting and cupcake was a good balance. I expected the cupcake to have more of a lemony aroma which was lacking. I like to follow the original recipe first and foremost - Next time I might try adding more lemon zest to the batter.

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Joyce T.

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

My goodness, These were the most delicious cupcakes every! Took them to work and they were instantly gobbled up! Like other reviewers, I substituted the sour cream for vanilla yogurt, and they were fabulous! Next time, I will definitely cut the frosting recipe in half! It didn't look like much, it made 1 cup of frosting. I only used a 1/2 cup, so the rest was wasted. I also topped my cupcakes with some lemon zest for an extra lemony flavor!

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Joshua Alan Burgin I

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

I would give the cake itself 5 stars, but the icing was really sweet and overpowering. Even with just a little bit on it seems like too much for me. The good news is that the cupcakes are delicious even without any icing.

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

These were good. Due to my experience in making lemon muffins/cupcakes, I figured that these would not be lemony enough for me - so right off the bat I added the zest of a whole lemon, and 4tbsp of lemon juice to the batter. After filling my muffin tin, I also added a drop of lemon juice to each one individually. They came out with a wonderfull lemon flavour. I did not try the frosting, but these cupcakes tasted great and had a really nice fluffy texture.

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cherylchristina

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

Changing my review because these tasted a lot better the next morning. ...Ok but definitely not spectacular. Cake doesn't have much of a lemony taste but the texture is actually pretty good. Probably perfect if you like your cake with only a light lemon flavouring. Icing is delicious but a bit too sweet for my liking. Perfect lemon flavour but I think these would have been better if the icing was made of a icing sugar/cream or icing sugar/cream cheese mix.

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2009

Quite good, but I prefer more lemon flavor and adjusted it accordingly. First time I made it, an Argentinan lady asked for the recipe so it must be good.

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