I love our Sunday afternoons where my husband and I usually meet with my mum and friends in our garden. Mum often bakes a cake or cupcakes, muffins or whatever you can think of and we enjoy a coffee together. Actually the rest of my family and friends do while I drink something else. My stomach just doesn't like coffee 🙂

Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Topping

Here is our favourite cupcake recipe for a Sunday afternoon coffee with your family!

Cream Cheese Topping:

• 400g cream cheese

• 125g softened butter

• 100g powdered sugar

• A squeeze of lemon juice

• 2 tsp lemon zest

• 125g fresh blueberries (for decoration)

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Cupcakes:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (356°F) for conventional heat (160°C / 320°F if using fan).
   Line a 12-cup muffin tray with paper liners.

2. Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.

4. Stir in yogurt and milk until well combined.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; add to wet ingredients and mix until smooth.

6. Gently fold in the blueberries.

7. Scoop batter into liners, filling about ¾ full.

8. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

9. Remove and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

2. Make the Cream Cheese Topping:

1. In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and zest until smooth and creamy.

2. Optionally: Chill for about 30 minutes so the frosting firms up slightly—makes piping easier.

3. Use a piping bag with a star tip to swirl topping onto cooled cupcakes.

4. Decorate each one with fresh blueberries.

5. Store cupcakes in the fridge until serving (up to 2–3 days).

Baking Tips

• Use frozen blueberries if fresh ones are unavailable—no need to thaw.

• Chilling the frosting briefly helps it hold shape better when piped.

• Don’t over-mix once you add the blueberries—they should stay whole and not bleed too much.

Summer Pinwheel

Make your summer garden table really special by adding some summer pinwheels to your cupcakes. I know, it's not necessary but see how nice it looks and imagine the faces of your loved ones when they see the extra-something!
You can find the printable for the Summer Pinwheel in the Pepper Printable Club together with lots of other goodies!