Moist low carb lemon cupcakes are slathered with a lemon cream cheese frosting are bursting with the flavour of lemon making them perfect cupcakes for Spring.
These keto cupcakes are baked with coconut flour and are so easy to make. The frosting is a tasty blend of cream cheese, butter and flavoured with lemon juice. Double the lemon flavour for this lemon cupcake recipe.
This lemon cupcake recipe received a big thumbs up from the Chief Taster and are now on the repeat list. As these cupcakes are quick and easy to make it’s a request that can happily be met. Unless we are out of lemons and I have no lemon extract. Lemon extract will work but it’s not the same taste as fresh lemons.
Can I Make These With Almond Flour?
If you want to use almond flour in place of coconut flour, then increase the quantity to 2 cups almond flour. Add the optional water to make sure the mixture is smooth and not too thick. The cupcakes should still be as light and fluffy as the coconut flour ones. Both flours bake a great lemon cupcake.
Other Low Carb Lemon Sweet Treats
Lemon Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, unsalted melted
- ½ cup erythritol or low carb sweetener
- 4 eggs
- 1 lemon juice & zest
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup water (optional)
TOPPING
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter, unsalted softened
- 2 tablespoons erythritol, ground into a powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F degrees.
- Blend together the butter and erythritol,
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix.
- Add the lemon zest and juice
- Add the coconut flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk until there are no lumps and there is a smooth batter.
- Add the optional water if the batter is too thick.
- Add the optional water if the batter is too thick.
- Pour the mixture into cupcake cases.
- Bake for 20 minutes until firm. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Blend the topping ingredients until smooth. I used a hand blender but feel free to do an upper arm workout and try it with a fork/spoon!
- Slather the topping over the lemon cakes
Patti C Martin
I made the lemon cupcakes, bf thought they were wonderful! Thank you!!
Angela Coleby
Delighted you enjoyed them!
Karen
I used the almond flour instead of coconut flour and added the extra liquid but they were all crumbly. Perhaps my oven was too hot. However, I crumbled them all up, mixed in half of the topping and rolled them into balls, then drizzled some keto lemon glaze over them and OMG they became delicious keto lemon cheesecake balls! I have a very happy husband. Will definitely try again.
Angela Coleby
That sounds such a great recipe!
Riz
I usually cannot bake to save myself! These turned out perfect. Thanks.
Angela Coleby
So delighted to hear that!
Mary Wood
Sorry ... just another quick note Angela ... i did change the sugar measurements to 60grams (4 tablespoons) for batter and 30 grams (2 tablespoons) for the icing as the measurements in the recipe were too sweet for me. Thanks again for a very nice recipe.
Angela Coleby
Glad you enjoyed them Mary!
Mary Wood
Thanks for a great recipe Angela. Made this recipe yesterday as a cake rather than fiddly (lol) muffins. Nice rise and great icing flavour ... enjoyed by everyone ... yum 🙂
Omega
These are very good. I will make them again for sure.