Buttery Lemon Cupcakes

It's no secret that I love all things lemon.  I made these cupcakes for a party I was having and they were the perfect treat! They were so light and had great but not overwhelming lemon flavor.

Cupcakes
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 tbsp lemon zest
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
3-4 tbsp lemon juice

Heat oven to 350.  Line 24 muffin wells with liners. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time then add the lemon zest. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture making sure each is fully combined in between. Start and end with the flour mixture. Spoon the batter evenly into the liners. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes then remove from tin and let cool fully.  Whisk together the glaze and carefully dip the cupcakes into the glaze then let the glaze set up before serving.

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