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Homemade honey lavender cupcakes recipe with rustic frosting swirls and lavender buds on a white kitchen counter, shot from above.

Honey Lavender Cupcakes Recipe

Elegant floral cupcakes with honey buttercream, infused with culinary lavender for a moist and sophisticated spring dessert.
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Course: Baking, Dessert
Cuisine: American, European
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Lavender infusion: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 320kcal
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer For buttercream & batter
  • 1 Cupcake pan (12-cup) Heavy-duty aluminum preferred
  • 12 Paper cupcake liners Or silicone liners
  • 1 Fine-mesh strainer For lavender milk
  • 1 Saucepan To infuse lavender milk
  • 1 Wire cooling rack For cooling cupcakes
  • 1 Piping bag with large star tip For frosting swirls
  • 1 Digital kitchen scale Ensures accuracy

Ingredients

Cupcake Base

  • 1¾ cups All-purpose flour Spoon & level for accuracy
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking powder Fresh for best rise
  • ½ teaspoon Salt Balances sweetness
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter Room temperature
  • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup Honey Mild (clover or wildflower)
  • 2 large Eggs Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup Whole milk Infused with lavender
  • 1 tablespoon Dried culinary lavender buds Food-grade only

Honey Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 cup Unsalted butter Room temperature
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar Sifted
  • ⅓ cup Honey Mild
  • 2–3 tablespoon Heavy cream Adjust consistency
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Salt Balances sweetness
  • Few drops Purple food coloring Optional

Instructions

  • Heat milk, steep lavender 15 mins, strain, cool.
  • Preheat oven 350°F, line cupcake pan.
  • Cream butter + sugar until fluffy.
  • Add honey + eggs, mix vanilla.
  • Alternate flour + lavender milk.
  • Fill liners ¾, bake 18–20 mins.
  • Cool 5 mins in pan, then wire rack.
  • Beat butter, add sugar, honey, cream.
  • Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

Notes

  • Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 75g | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg