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RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES – WITH LEMON DRIZZLE

by Michelle

Rhubarb cream cheese cupcakes – just the name alone is enough to make your mouth water. And with spring finally here, there’s no better time to whip up a batch of these delightful treats. Not only are they the perfect combination of sweet and tart flavors, but they’re also a great way to celebrate the season and use the rhubarb you have growing in your garden.

Rhubarb Cream Cheese Cupcakes star ingredient is, of course, rhubarb. But what really sets these cupcakes apart is the creamy and tangy cream cheese filling.

It’s the perfect complement to the moist and fluffy cupcake base, creating a delicious balance of flavors and textures. And let’s be real, who doesn’t love a good lemon drizzle icing!

Every year of my baking life, I’ve tried to imagine the joy people had before the age of fruit all year long, when rhubarb was ready to turn into saliva inducing treats. After a long winter of dried fruit, juicy, tart stalks of rhubarb would be golden.

I have access to whatever I want, pretty much, all year and still I’m super jazzed when rhubarb starts showing up at my local market. Not to mention my patch at the farm!

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE l bitebymichelle.com
Speaking of the farm, I’m a week away from moving up full time for the summer. A few odds and ends to finish here in the city and I’m heading to the country, at least, until the end of August. Hope you’ll join me here to see life at the farm. In the meantime, get your hands on some lovely local rhubarb and whip a batch of these cupcakes. They are incredible. I NEVER eat sweets in the afternoon. Guess why I have to stop typing to lick my fingers today. They’re irresistible!
  RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE l bitebymichelle.com

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE l bitebymichelle.com

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE l bitebymichelle.com

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RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE l bitebymichelle.com

RHUBARB CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH LEMON DRIZZLE

Cupcakes – makes 18

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 pound (4 cups) diced rhubarb
THE STEPS
  1. Preheat oven to 350*F.
  2. Line a muffin tin with cupcake paper-liners.
  3. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, baking soda, salt and flour.
  4. Add yogurt to the beaten eggs and mix until smooth then fold in the rhubarb.
  5. Fold the rhubarb mixture into the flour mixture until well blended. The batter will be thick.
  6. Fill cupcake liners half full of batter.
  7. Drop 1 heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each cup.
  8. Top each cup with more batter until the cup is 3/4 full.
  9. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
  10. Remove pan to a cooling rack and allow the cupcakes to sit for 10 minutes.
  11. After 10 minutes remove cupcakes from the pan and place them on the cooling rack.
  12. Using the tines of a fork, drizzle with the lemon drizzle.
  13. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup icing/confectioner’s sugar

THE STEPS

  • Place cream cheese and icing sugar in a small bowl and mix well.
  • Place in the freezer for 1 hour.
  • When chilled, drop heaping teaspoons into cupcakes.

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Streusel Topping
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

THE STEPS

  1. In a small bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar and butter until smooth.
  2. Stir in 1/4 cup flour and cinnamon until the mixture is crumbly.
  3. Divide streusel topping between the 12 cupcakes. You’ll have more topping than you need, but you can freeze the leftovers for another time. Trust me, you’re gonna want to make these again and again!
Lemon Drizzle
  • 1 ½ cups icing sugar
  • 1 fresh lemon juice

THE STEPS

  1. Add enough fresh lemon juice to make a thin drizzle – squeeze slowly so that you don’t make the drizzle too thin.

THE LOVE: If you’d prefer to bake a cake rather than cupcakes, follow the directions above using a 9 x 13 inch square cake pan. Test the cake at 45 minutes.

Thanks for reading.