Try these super easy and delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with lots of lemon flavor, topped with a tasty lemon glaze. Sweet but not too sweet, with distinct acidity and flavor from both lemon juice & zest.
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a muffin tin with muffin liners.
Place sugar and butter in a large bowl and mix until fluffy.
1 cup salted butter, 1 cup sugar
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until fluffy.
2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, mix together flour and baking powder. Then add lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix well. Add to the egg, butter & sugar mixture followed by the lemon juice, then mix just enough for it to be well blended.
Scoop batter into muffin liners, filling them ¾ of the way up.
Bake in the middle of the oven for 16-20 minutes. Test with a cake tester or toothpick – it should come out with no or very little cake batter when they are done. When done, allow to cool down before adding the glaze.
To make the glaze, place powdered sugar in a bowl and add half of the lemon juice. Mix until sugar is dissolved then add more lemon juice until consistency is just right. It should be thin enough to drizzle on muffins, but not thinner than that.
¾ cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Drizzle glaze over muffins with a small spoon, or place glaze in a plastic bag and cut off a corner to create a prettier drizzle.
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Notes
The exact baking time will depend on your oven. If you're not sure, start with 16 minutes and then test them, and add a few more minutes if they're not quite done yet.