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Lemon, Lavender and Pea Cupcakes

Published: May 29, 2013 · Modified: Apr 29, 2020 by Kate Hackworthy · 2 Comments

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Pea Cupcakes? Yes, really! I've used delicately sweet green peas, along with lemon and lavender to add a surprising green colour to these cupcakes. They're fragrant and zesty, plus they have an incredible Earl Grey icing. It's a flavor bomb!

Cupcakes, with one with a bite out.

pea cupcakes

These cupcakes are like a burst of springtime.

I know peas in a cupcake sound bonkers, but trust me, it works! I love tinkering with flavors and creating unusual vegetable cake and cupcakes recipes (so much so that I wrote a cookbook about them!).

For this vegetable cupcake recipe, I've used peas. They're sweet, delicate and pair beautifully with zingy lemon and fragrant lavender.

So, taking the ubiquitous frozen pea, I've used it as the base to these cupcakes, where they add a delicate sweetness.

what do they taste like? 

In these pea cupcakes, the pea taste is very very subtle. The flavor fades away beneath the stronger aromas of lemon and lavender. 

But the peas still give these cupcakes a lovely bright green colour.

If your freezer is anything like mine, then there is always a big bag of frozen peas on the go (my kids like to have pea-eating races).

So I usually have everything on hand to whip up these babies (the cupcakes, not my kids).

Think of these cupcakes as tasting like lemon and lavender cupcakes - they just happen to be green and have some hidden vegetable in them!

They taste great with the floral notes of the tea-infused Buttercream.

vegetable desserts and cake recipes

I hope you love these cupcakes. If you're looking for other vegetable desserts, then try these tasty cakes and treats!

Vanilla and Pea Cake with Lemon Icing
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Easy Carrot Cake

 

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Inside a green Pea Cupcake with lavender frosting.

Lemon, Lavender and Pea Cupcakes

Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
Pea Cupcakes? Yes, really! I've used delicately sweet green peas, along with lemon and lavender to add a surprising green colour to these cupcakes. They're fragrant and zesty, plus they have an incredible Earl Grey icing. It's a flavor bomb!
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 283 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup (150g) frozen peas
  • ½ cup (150g) butter room temperature
  • ½ cup (125g) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dried edible lavender ground in a pestle and mortar
  • 2 eggs
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup (150g) all-purpose flour (plain flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the Earl Grey Buttercream

  • ⅓ cup (75g) butter room temperature
  • 2 cups (250g) powdered icing sugar sifted
  • 2 earl grey tea bags
  • 2 tablespoon milk warmed

Instructions
 

For the Pea Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 325F / 170C. Grease or line a muffin tray.
  • Cook the peas according to packet instructions, drain, puree and set aside to cool.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and lavender until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then beat in the cooled pea puree and lemon zest.
  • Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, then stir gently until combined.
  • Fill the muffin cups ¾ full and bake for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool in the tins for 10 minutes and then remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Frost with the buttercream when cold.

For the Earl Grey Frosting

  • Steep the tea bags in the warm milk for about ten minutes and allow to cool. Carefully cream the butter and icing sugar together in a large bowl. Blend in the tea-infused milk until fluffy.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 223mgPotassium: 88mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 526IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.

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  1. Ariane

    January 26, 2021 at 6:09 am

    5 stars
    A other absolutely gorgeous combination of tastes, I bow before your creativity!

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  2. Lara

    June 19, 2017 at 8:05 am

    5 stars
    I left out the lavender (didn’t have any) but made them anyway with the kids. They were great. Just used a plain vanilla frosting. Yumm

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