Delightful lemon meringue taste in a cute package. Lemon Meringue Cupcakes made with “JIFFY” Golden Yellow Cake Mix. A delicate, sweetly sour bit of heaven.
Yields: 24 Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pans with paper liners.
For cupcakes, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Add water, oil, eggs and lemon extract. Beat 30 seconds on low; scrape batter off sides. Beat an additional 3 – 4 minutes on medium.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 15 – 20 minutes. Cool.
With apple corer or knife, take out about 3/4” wide piece from the center, not quite to the bottom. Fill with pie filling.
Increase oven to 400°F.
For meringue, combine egg whites and cream of tartar whipping until thickened. Slowly add sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.
Pipe on cupcakes. Bake 5 – 8 minutes or until lightly browned.