Remind me not to leave home without headphones.
PLEASE!
I went on vacation without them.
I was desperately begging my son and daughter to share theirs, and well I bet you can imagine how that worked out for me.
Actually my little guy gets the award for forfeiting them a few times. I did manage to borrow them on the airplane ride a few times and when I went running.
Yes, I went running on my vacation, what am I nuts? Well, yes but that’s a whole other topic.
It didn’t last long though, it was WAY colder and windier than I am used to and the slope on the sides of the roads made it hard to run straight and keep my balance. I guess when they made the roads with the water drain areas they weren’t thinking about runners and how one leg would have to be 8 inches shorter than the other.
I just kept thinking really this is spring? Thirty some od degrees wind that seem to blow in from the windy city, I had a hat and gloves on and was plenty warm, but after about 2 miles, I saw a shortcut and ran through a neighbors field, since nothing was planted I took a guess they wouldn’t mind. Besides it wasn’t like they’d mind all the mud I seemed to collect on my sneakers. Yep, that was fun cleaning them off. Red clay dirt type of mud, and lots of it.
For the rest of my trip I kept to walking, on cement!
Now that I’m home everything is blooming and the sun is shining and now I just need to lace up and get back running….
and remember my headphones.
I still can’t believe I left home without them. As soon as I got home I put a set of headphones in my pocket book. I had no idea how much I would have used them. To watch movies on the plane, and well to drowned out the music I kept hearing that really isn’t to my linking, everywhere I went I kept hearing it. I would do everything I could think of to not pay attention to the music, but as you know that can be hard.
So my advise it to not leave home without headphones. Music or not make sure you have headphones, chances are if you get tired of listening to what songs you have on some devise you own, you can just plug into someone else’s. Well then you’d probably need a spitter. Ok, just bring them. Just in case.
I really wish I hadn’t left home without some cupcakes either, but they don’t pack very well. I did bring these cookies, they packed nicely.
Spring is upon us and these will be made all spring and summer long if I have anything to say about it.
They are yummy and fresh tasting and well, I love lemon. Add to it the fun flavor of raspberry and it’s a sure winner.
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup melted, cooled butter
- ¼ cup oil
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- ½ teaspoon lemon emulsion
- ½ teaspoon raspberry extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon emulsion
- 2 drops soft pink Americolor food coloring
- 1 teaspoon lemon emulsion
- Beat sugar with eggs until completely combined.
- Add flour, milk, butter, oil, baking powder, lemon juice, vanilla and lemon flavors
- Mix until creamy.
- Place 3 tablespoons of batter into each cupcake liner.
- Bake at 325 for dark pans (350 for regular) for 18-20 minutes.
- Let cupcakes completely cool before frosting.
- Core out cupcake with cupcake corer.
- Mix 1 cup of frosting with lemon emulsion and place frosting in piping bag and fill cupcakes. Place back top of piece of cupcake removed.
- Place the remaining frosting mixed with raspberry extract, lemon emulsion and pink color into piping bag fitted with a 2D tip and pipe roses onto cupcakes. How to video here.
I’m in love with filled cupcakes!
Who knew lemonade could get better by being pumped into cupcakes!
Leslie says
Oggg Diane..these look amazing.
Hey, dont forget your headphones! 😉
Megan says
I love lemonade and these will be a great summer treat. Sorry you forgot your headphones. I know how irritating that can be.
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
How refreshingly yummy these look Diane!!! Love lemons and raspberries so I bet these taste amazing!!!
Kimberly Hall says
Oh My!!!! These look so yummy! I can’t wait to try these.
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says
These are the prettiest looking cupcakes, your frosting is gorgeous! I love the sound of the raspberry-lemonade combination too!
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says
Wow. These incredibly beautiful cupcakes also have one of my favorite flavor combinations – raspberry and lemon. This is going to be a perfect weekend treat for us!
Alaina @ Fabtastic Eats says
Love how refreshing these sound!! What a great combo too!
TidyMom says
Love raspberry lemonade!! these look amazing! ………I think I would have had to stop and buy some headphones lol 😉
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
Such a gorgeous decorating job! I am always amazed that people can decorate cupcakes… it’s totally beyond my skills as a baker.
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I always love those frosting roses. 🙂
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
So fun and pretty! Our youngest daughter has requested lemon and raspberry cupcakes for her birthday in a couple weeks…these look delish!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
So pretty and love these flavors!
Shaina says
These would be perfect for Mother’s Day!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Yum, these are adorable 🙂 raspberry and lemonade is the perfect combination!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
Gorgeous cupcakes!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
These are absolutely lovely, Diane! The flavor is fabulous, too!
Shoshana Mazal says
What is lemon emulsion? How is it made? Can’t wait to make them!!
Diane says
Lemon Emulsion can be substituted with Lemon Extract, Lemon Emulsion is made with less alcohol and holds a stronger flavor when baking. use Lemon Extract in the same amount for substituting.
Linda says
Is something missing in the frosting recipe, like confectioners sugar?
Diane says
No there is nothing missing in the recipe. The words Italian Buttercream Frosting are linked to how to make Italian Buttercream Frosting, click on the link, then to make it this yummy raspberry flavor, you add the following ingredients to the frosting. Here is the link to Italian Buttercream Frosting https://www.createdby-diane.com/2012/12/how-to-make-italian-buttercream-frosting.html
Momo says
How many cupcakes does this recipe make?
Diane says
This recipe makes 24 cupcakes filled with 3 tablespoons batter.
Momo says
what type of oil did you use?
Diane says
vegetable or canola oil