Sweet and Sour Lemonade Cupcakes - Pankobunny

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp sugar
• juice from 2 lemons
• ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup milk
• zest of 2 lemons
• 2 cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
• zest from 3 lemons
• 2-3 tsp pure lemon extract
• juice from ½ lemon
• yellow food coloring
• Assortment of yellow and white sprinkles (about 1/2 cup total)
• 12 yellow gum balls
• 12 yellow starburst candies
• 12 yellow jujubes
• 12 small paper straws
• ½ cup lemon curd