Lemon Bar Cupcakes

These lemon bar cupcakes are super moist lemon cupcakes filled with lemon bar filling and topped with lemon cream cheese frosting and more lemon bar filling.

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STEP 1: Heat lemon bar filling ingredients until thickened. Add cubed butter. Cool completely.

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STEP 2: Beat the butter and sugar. Add the wet ingredients.

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STEP 3: Alternate mixing in 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/2 the buttermilk until just combined.

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STEP 4: Fill the muffin liners 2/3 full and bake 16-18 minutes.

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STEP 5: Frosting. Beat the butter and cream cheese. Add sugar, lemon zest, and salt.

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STEP 6: Cut a hole halfway down in the middle of the cupcake. Fill with lemon bar filling.

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STEP 7: Spread a large scoop of frosting on top with an offset spatula. Top with more lemon bar filling.

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