Lemon Pudding Cupcakes By Kelly Miller • July8,2014 • Updated January 14, 2022 • 5 Comments 5.4K Jump to Recipe Lemon Pudding Cupcakes with luscious lemon pudding and a simple cake mix! Everyone loves these delicious and easy, lemony cupcakes! I made these super yummy cupcakes as a welcome for my sweet Aunt Dawn who was visiting us for a few days from her home in Illinois. This easy, summery recipe was perfect and quick! So I whipped them up, let them cool, frosted them and the kids and I piled in the car.Ok, so #1 – I forgot that my car has no air conditioning. And it was about 85 degrees and humid out.Not the perfect scenario for cream cheese frosting. :/Aunt Dawn was staying at my parent’s house about 30 minutes away, so I was hoping the frosting wouldn’t start to melt! Luckily, they were doing great and we were almost there.Almost there.Just a regular curve in the road and … the entire pan flipped over onto the side of the passenger seat and the car door. GAH!!!Needless to say, when I got there I was able to salvage most of them – though my wonderful piping skills (haha) were smashed. And of course we had a big laugh about it! I promised Aunt Dawn that she’d see pictures of what they were SUPPOSED to look like here on the blog, so here they are Aunt Dawn! 😀 These cupcakes was super easy to make and please don’t let me fool you, the key to frosting cupcakes to look bakery-quality is this amazing little doo-dad right here: Wilton’s 1M extra large icing tip. I’ve never had any cake decorating class whatsoever, just snip off the end of a ziploc bag, stick the tip inside, and fill with your frosting. You can use canned frosting, but it works so much better with homemade frosting, the kind that calls for lots of confectioner’s sugar, that way it forms a “crust” on the cupcakes. Love it!! Despite how smashed they wound up, these cupcakes tasted amazing! I love the sweet, lemon flavor in the summer and the bright yellow color is just so cheerful. Yum!Here are some more of my favorite summery desserts:Peach Walnut Dump Cake Key Lime Pie Trifle Oreo Ice Cream Cake Lemon Pudding Cupcakes Lemon Pudding Cupcakes with luscious lemon pudding and a simple cake mix! Everyone loves these delicious and easy, lemony cupcakes! No ratings yet Print Pin Rate Prep Time: 15 minutes minutesCook Time: 24 minutes minutes Servings: 24 cupcakes Calories: 225kcal Author: Kelly Miller IngredientsFor the cupcakes▢ 16 oz box white cake mix▢ 3.4 oz box instant lemon pudding mix▢ 1 cup water▢ 4 egg whites▢ 2 tablespoons oilFor lemon cream cheese frosting▢ 4 cups powdered sugar▢ 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature▢ 1/4 cup butter softened to room temperature▢ 2 tablespoons lemon juice▢ optional garnish: 3 tablespoons lemon zest InstructionsIn a large bowl, stir together dry cake mix and dry pudding mix.Beat in water, egg, whites, and oil until just moistened.Evenly divide batter among 24 muffin cups lined with paper cupcake liners.Bake at 350 for 20-24 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.Set aside to cool completely.For the frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, and lemon juice in a stand mixer until creamy.Gradually add powdered sugar while mixer is on low speed.Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and garnish with some lemon zest on top (skip this if you're serving to kids). NutritionCalories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 186IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 5.4K
Food Done Light says July 9, 2014 at 1:08 pm Oh no! I am sure they still tasted wonderful. They sure look good. Reply
Melanie Bauer says July 9, 2014 at 1:37 pm Sounds like something that would totally happen to me! Looks like they tasted amazing though! Reply
Alyssa Adams says July 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm I hate when stuff like that happens, at least you were able to salvage them! They look delicious, especially the frosting! Reply
Betsy @JavaCupcake says July 23, 2015 at 4:35 pm I feel ya on making frosting when it's hot. I made a cake yesterday and it was 90 degrees. Bad idea. These cupcakes however look perfect! Great job! Reply
Patricia Conte says July 24, 2015 at 1:20 am I love this cheerful cupcake, and I soooo need the doo-dad! Love it! Reply