Recipes: Lemon Labor Cupcake

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter , unsalted and kept at room temperature
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• ¼ cup grated lemon zest
• 1/8 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• ¼ cup buttermilk , at room temperature
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 cup powdered/confectioners sugar
• 1 2/3 tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 unsalted butter , softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered/confectioners sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp plus 1/2 teaspoon milk
• 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice