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Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes {gluten free + paleo}

18 Mayby Amy28

Prep Time: 15m
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Total Time: 33m
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Gluten free
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Paleo
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Vegetarian

Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes are beautiful moist lemon cupcakes that are topped with a fresh buttercream frosting. The lemon flavor throughout is the perfect compliment to the fresh blackberry frosting.  The perfect dessert to enjoy throughout spring and summer.

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Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes makes Everything Better!

I hurt by bicep a few weeks ago and the injury has been lingering and not improving. I have been trying some different forms of therapy to help accelerate the healing.

After a few deep tissue massage without much help my massage therapist suggested I try dry needling.

She gave me the name of a girl she knew and I thought why not.  

I talked to a friend of mine who is in the sports industry and he thought it would be beneficial for me to give it a try.

When I showed up for my appointment for the dry needling I was expecting a bit of pain from the procedure, but wasn’t too worried.  

I have a pretty high tolerance for pain and quite honestly I just want my arm to start healing so I figured any discomfort would be worth it.

After my evaluation and her explanation I laid down on the table and waited for my first needle.  The needle went in, no pain and I thought “what’s the big deal?”

That is until she started to move that needle and then “holy crap” I may have shouted a few profanities.  It FREAKING hurt.  I mean really HURT!  

After 30 minutes, 25 needles and a lot of shouting and cursing on my end, I was done and I almost ran from the office.  My therapist assured me I would feel better in an hour and I would definitely be coming back in for another round.

Quite honestly I thought she was on crack.

I was pretty uncomfortable for hours after, but by the evening all the discomfort was gone, I was just a bit tender in the muscles she worked.

It has been two days and she was right I do feel a LOT of relief in the muscles she worked.  I scheduled my second appointment for two weeks from now, and I am hoping my muscles won’t be so tense and the procedure won’t be as painful.

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I deserve a cupcake reward!

After my pain and suffering I thought I deserved a sweet treat and cupcakes always make me a happy girl.  I love the fresh berries at the market right now and the blackberries were calling my name, so I grabbed several baskets of the beauties.

I knew that I wanted to add fresh blackberries to the frosting and the blackberry puree I made was perfect.  Plus I had extra left over that I saved and have been enjoying on top of my yogurt, smoothie and cocktails.

The lemon cupcakes are moist and delicious and grain, gluten-free and paleo friendly.

Do you enjoy using fresh berries in your desserts or using them in puree?

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Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes {gluten free + paleo}

Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes are beautiful moist lemon cupcakes that are topped with a fresh buttercream frosting. The lemon flavor throughout is the perfect compliment to the fresh blackberry frosting. The perfect dessert to enjoy through out spring and summer.
Course Dessert
Keyword Blackberry, Cupcake, Gluten Free, Lemon, Paleo
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 12
Author Amy

Ingredients

  • Cupcake:
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/3 cup + 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Zest from one organic lemon about 1 tablespoon
  • ½ cup 1 stick grass fed unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup coconut cream
  • Frosting:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 2 Tsp vanilla
  • 4 Tbsp tapioca flour or arrowroot flour
  • 4 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 2-3 tablespoons blackberry puree {see below for recipe or use blackberry jam}
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • Topping:
  • 12 blackberries
  • ]Blackberry puree:
  • 1/4 cup of fresh or frozen blackberries
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Cupcakes:
  2. Preheat the oven to 350° F degrees. Line a 12-cup cupcake/muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
  3. In a medium sized bowl, stir together the flours, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl whisk butter, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla and coconut cream together until smooth.
  5. Add the flour mix into the butter mix and stir until *just* combined; do not over mix. The batter will be very thick like pudding.
  6. Divide the batter between 12 liners in your cupcake pan. Bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
  7. Frosting:
  8. In a mixing bowl, combine everything except the blackberry puree
  9. Blend with an electric mixer or hand mixer on medium until well combined
  10. Drop in blackberry puree by tablespoons while mixing on high.
  11. Mix until whipped together
  12. Put into a piping bag and top cupcakes.
  13. Add a single blackberry to frosting.
  14. Store in refrigerator covered for up to 2-3 days
  15. Blackberry puree:
  16. Add all ingredients to blender and puree.
  17. Add to a small saucepan and simmer for 8-10 minutes until thickens
  18. Remove from heat and let cool before using.
  19. Store extra covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.
 
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Under: Cupcakes & Cakes, Desserts, Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegetarian 28 Comments

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Comments

  1. DessertForTwo says

    May 18, 2015 at 7:07 am

    These look perfect!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      May 18, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Christine.

      Reply
  2. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    May 18, 2015 at 7:32 am

    I love seeing fresh blackberries because they are one of my favorite things to eat! I love the combination of the lemon in these cupcakes. These are the perfect sweet treat!

    Reply
  3. Nutmeg Nanny says

    May 18, 2015 at 8:34 am

    These little cupcakes are so pretty! I love that the are both gluten free and paleo approved! They would be perfect for my GF best friend 🙂

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    May 18, 2015 at 10:20 am

    I would say you deserve 2 cupcakes after all that! These are so pretty and they sound delicious!

    Reply
  5. Nancy [email protected] says

    May 18, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    So sorry about your bicep! I hope it starts feeling better for you soon. These cupcakes look delicious!

    Reply
  6. Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says

    May 18, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    I am sorry about your injury! Needles terrify me. During my pregnancy my husband tried to get me to do acupuncture to help with morning sickness but I was just too big of a baby. lol Good luck in two weeks 😉
    These cupcakes are gorgeous!!!! Pinned!

    Reply
  7. Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog says

    May 18, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    These look so good – love the blackberries on top!

    Reply
  8. Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says

    May 18, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    Wow, I have a high tolerance for pain and can usually deal with anything, but needles moving inside you?! No thanks!! I am sure these cupcakes would make me feel 100x better, but still, would never do it 🙂

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      May 23, 2015 at 7:47 am

      Smart girl Kacey, and yep these cupcakes did make me feel 100x better!

      Reply
  9. Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen says

    May 19, 2015 at 2:53 am

    These are so beautiful, I’m loving all the fresh berries coming into season and they look perfect on these cupcakes. Glad to hear you were able to get some relief on your arm! Hope it continues to heal!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      May 23, 2015 at 7:47 am

      Thanks Ashlyn!

      Reply
  10. Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk) says

    May 19, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    These look amazing! I love lemon and blackberry together. So pretty (and delicious, I’m sure)!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      May 23, 2015 at 7:50 am

      Thanks Becky!

      Reply
  11. Heidi says

    September 11, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    Baking soda. How much to add??? Not listed in the ingredients:( But it is listed in the directions so that was my clue that it should be added!:)

    Reply
    • Amy says

      September 12, 2015 at 7:22 am

      Heidi, No baking soda. I fixed my mistake in the directions. Thanks for pointing it out.

      Reply
  12. Robyn Srigley says

    March 20, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Can this be made as one big cake instead of cupcakes?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      March 21, 2016 at 7:47 am

      You could make a cake out of the batter, depending on if you do a single or double layer cake you may not have enough frosting. If you want to make a double layer cake I would double the frosting recipe.

      Reply
  13. Kristin Crouch says

    July 2, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    Coconut cream? The cream at the top of a can of coconut milk?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      July 4, 2016 at 7:22 am

      Kristin, Yes, the cream at the top.

      Reply
  14. Diane Tozzo says

    March 14, 2017 at 11:34 am

    Hi Amy,
    It looks delicious! What could I substitute the coconut cream for?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      March 18, 2017 at 12:51 pm

      Hi Diane, Heavy cream would work.

      Reply
  15. Alice says

    November 18, 2017 at 8:25 am

    Good morning:

    These look great. Any ideas if we have a nut allergy and can’t use the almond flour

    Thanks.

    Reply
  16. Scarlett says

    November 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm

    The Frosting is not paleo, butter has dairy in it.

    Reply
  17. Isis says

    January 2, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    What is the calories per serving? Is that per cupcake? Thank you

    Reply
  18. Suzanne says

    February 14, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    This looks so good! There are so many variations you could use this dough for!

    Reply
  19. Vanessa says

    February 14, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Do they freeze well?

    Reply
  20. Becca says

    August 17, 2021 at 7:18 pm

    I see this listed as paleo friendly, but don’t see any suggestions on how to actually make it paleo?? Butter has dairy, which is why I was searching for paleo recipes.

    Reply

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