Lemon Pudding Cupcakes
Lemon Pudding Cupcakes with luscious lemon pudding and a simple cake mix! Everyone loves these delicious and easy, lemony cupcakes!
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 225kcal
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 16 oz box white cake mix
- 3.4 oz box instant lemon pudding mix
- 1 cup water
- 4 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons oil
For 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
Instructions
- In 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).
Nutrition
Calories: 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