Lavender Cupcakes

Light and floral lavender cupcakes are fun, delicious and beautiful! If you are looking for a light dessert for entertaining, these moist and light cupcakes are truly perfect. The cake base is lavender flavoured, sweetened with honey and erythritol and crowned with a cream cheese frosting.
While lavender plays an important role in cosmetics, the plant is often used to flavour dishes in Mediterranean cuisine. They can be found in teas and lemonades, in marmalade, in cakes or as a special flavouring in savoury meat dishes. Conjure up a Provence ambience with these delicate cupcakes and enjoy the extraordinary combination of flavours.

Batter	Frosting
125 g Butter, softened 50 g Erythritol or raw sugar 50 g Honey A pinch of salt 1 Eggs 180 g White spelt flour 1 tsp Baking powder 2 tsp Lavender 150 ml Whole milk	200 g Philadelphia full fat cream cheese 50 g Butter, softened 1 tsp Vanilla extract 100 g Powdered sugar A few drops of violet food colouring Fresh lavender to garnish, optional Honey to drizzle, optional

Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl, add in the erythritol, honey and salt. Beat until light and airy. Add the eggs and continue to mix until the mixture is lighter in colour.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and lavender. Mix half of the flour mixture to the butter-egg mixture. Pour in milk, mix briefly, then the remaining flour mixture. Mix until you have a smooth batter. Divide the batter among the muffin cups.
Bake in the middle of hot oven for 20-22 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tray and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
Beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free. Add powdered sugar and a few drops of violet food colouring. Beat until completely combined.
Fill a piping bag with a nozzle (I used Wilton 1M) and scrape the frosting into the bag. Pipe the mixture onto the cupcakes and decorate with extra lavender and drizzle with honey if using.

27 comments:

Brian's Home Blog 31/5/25 12:37: Those are sure pretty, I'll have four to go please!
DEZMOND 31/5/25 13:18: Yes, this is something I would not like, as much as I think it looks pretty, lavander is just not something I would put in my mouth, just in the soap LOL Our lavenders are actually starting to bloom right now, we have a massive one, like one meter in diameter, and a few smaller ones.
Tom 31/5/25 13:26: ...Angie, they are beautiful, but I'd like one with out the frosty, please.
Lola Martínez 31/5/25 13:32: Estos cupcakes deben ser una delicia de sabor, la espelta me gusta mucho y la lavanda también. Y quedan muy bonitos visualmente.
ellie 31/5/25 13:40: Oh, this makes me think of a Farmers Market find I found one summer. Love these💛💛💛💛💛💛
Caitlin'nMegan 31/5/25 13:40: Beautiful presentation!
eileeninmd 31/5/25 13:44: Oh my, these cupcakes look delicious, I am sure they are tasty.
Take care, have a great weekend.
Linda's Relaxing Lair 31/5/25 14:33: They look beautiful and delicious.
My name is Erika. 31/5/25 14:34: My sweet tooth is telling me I need one of these cupcakes-right now. They're beautiful Angie. :)
Christine 31/5/25 15:13: Yummy
kathyinozarks 31/5/25 16:15: Beautiful
Federica Simoni 31/5/25 16:44: wow bellissimi!
Lowcarb team member 31/5/25 17:33: They look very tempting.
Many thanks for sharing the recipe idea.

All the best Jan
DeniseinVA 31/5/25 17:34: Your cupcakes are a work of art! Beautiful!
Bill 31/5/25 21:59: They look beautiful and of course, delicious.
Norma2 31/5/25 23:54: Angie, use lavender in moderation so that it doesn't take over
roentare 1/6/25 00:11: These lavender cupcakes sound absolutely delightful
J.P. Alexander 1/6/25 00:29: Gracias por la receta te mando un beso.
Anonymous 1/6/25 04:20: I love EVERY single thing about this recipe! Can’t wait for a special occasion to make these! David (C&L)
Margaret D 1/6/25 06:52: Looking lovely and probably taste good as well. I bought lavender cheese once and it was tasty.
Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com) 1/6/25 07:49: I feel these were made just for me! They are so pretty.
David M. Gascoigne, 1/6/25 13:56: Decadence on a plate!
Ananka 1/6/25 14:56: These look amazing. I do love lavender :-D
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 1/6/25 17:36: I love everything lavender so this is a YES from me:) They look so beautiful and elegant!
Hena Tayeb 2/6/25 04:30: Oh I love them. So pretty and i'm sure yummy as well.
sotis 2/6/25 19:06: j'adore le parfum de la lavande dans les pâtisseries!!! bisous
Cooking Julia 2/6/25 23:55: These cupcakes are so pretty and yummy!