I am not good at meringue on pies. No matter how hard I try the meringue seperates from the sides of the pie dish and gets all gushy on the sides. And that is a shame because it is my Hubs favorite pie. How to tame the beast – make Lemon Meringue Cupcakes instead. Crust Cupcake. Lemon. Meringue. Perfect!! And no pie plate to show off my shortcomings.
These are basically a lemony cupcake topped with lemon curd (I used Martha’s recipe, but you could use your favorite) and ‘frosted’ with lemon meringue which is carefully browned with a torch. Just like, sorta, kinda, lemon meringue PIE!!
DELICIOUS!!!
And then, to make it extra lemony, I scooped out part of the cup cake and filled the pocket with Lemon Curd.
VERY Delicious!!
‘Nuff said!!!
This weeks MSC pick was brought to you by – Megan of My Baking Adventures. And since we don’t publish the recipe (We WANT you to buy Martha’s Cupcake Book) you can find the recipe for these Cuppys -> HERE!!
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March 15, 2010 at 10:11 AM
your cupcakes look just perfect! I think you did an excellent job with your meringue! I loved Martha’s lemon curd recipe!!
March 15, 2010 at 10:28 AM
These are beautiful! I am hoping to have time to make them for Easter! Thank you for posting!
March 15, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Yours turned out perfect! I like the idea of scooping out some of the cupcake to make room for the lemon curd. Great idea.
Lemon meringue pie is my dad’s fave too!
March 15, 2010 at 11:21 AM
These look absolutely perfect 🙂
March 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM
Popped in to say hi! These look gorgeous!
March 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM
my first batch was “scooped & filled” just like yours. (isn’t it wonderful?!?) but i regret not doing the same for the 2nd batch. {{{sigh}}} yours looks devine!
March 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Gorgeous! The meringue, the scooped filling – beautifully done!
March 15, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Looks great!
March 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Love lemon add to the cup cakes, sound good
March 15, 2010 at 9:09 PM
I’m so going to have to make these. They sound delicious. Your cupcakes look great!
March 15, 2010 at 9:29 PM
Awesome job Margaret – your cupcakes look wonderful! I think these would have been delicious with the meringue but I was too lazy this time around. No worries, though, I’m going to make them again very soon 🙂
March 15, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Weren’t these just the BEST! These look absolutely beautiful.. you can tell you enjoyed them by how exquisite they look. I was a meringue-freak with these… love that stuff! Nicely done!
March 16, 2010 at 4:09 AM
Beautiful cupcakes! Love the pictures.
March 16, 2010 at 4:51 AM
Great pictures! I’m glad these turned out for you (and your husband!) 🙂
March 16, 2010 at 4:58 AM
Scooping and filling – great idea because I loved that lemon curd!
March 16, 2010 at 5:46 AM
This looks absolutely gorgeous. I am drooling over your meringue…I have to get myself a blowtorch and try making it 🙂
March 16, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Mamma mia these are to die for !!!
March 16, 2010 at 10:53 AM
These look so lovely! Your meringue is just perfect! I think these look yummier than pie – I am going to have to get the book!
March 16, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Wow, these little lemon cupcakes are so cute and must taste so yummie…love everything that is lemony…great pictures 🙂
March 16, 2010 at 11:32 PM
agreed: i think “delicious” and “very delicious” are best ways to describe these cupcakes! =)
you did an amazing job with these! they turned out so beautifully!
March 17, 2010 at 7:52 PM
These look fabulous! I never thought to scoop out a little cake to make room for more lemon curd. Clever!!
March 18, 2010 at 8:26 AM
Beautiful cupcakes – hollowing out the center and filling with curd is definitely the way to go. And everyone is using the cutest cupcake liners this month.