Gluten Free Lemon and White Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Lemon Cupcakes

Gluten Free Lemon and White Chocolate
 Cheesecake Filled Lemon Cupcakes

Happy 4th of July!!  I've always loved the 4th of July.  I have good memories of sitting on a blanket in the park watching the fireworks and eating fried chicken.  I'm making a new memory of the 4th, with these Gluten Free Lemon and White Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Lemon Cupcakes (boy, that's a mouthful...in more ways than one).  I topped them with some blueberries and raspberries, which not only gave these moist and decadent cupcakes a patriotic look, but the combo of the berries with the lemon and white chocolate was a perfect blending...oh baby!  They are also sprinkled with slivered almonds which adds a nice crunch.

I brought these Gluten Free Lemon and White Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Lemon Cupcakes to a party today and they not only disappeared quickly, but were given rave reviews.  I hope you try them out.  Let me know if you do! I'd also love to know what your 4th of July traditions are, so comment below.

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GLUTEN FREE LEMON AND WHITE CHOCOLATE
CHEESECAKE FILLED LEMON CUPCAKES
Recipe from:  Goodies Gone Gluten Free
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Cake - adapted from Barefeet in the Kitchen

1 1/2 cups brown rice flour
2/3 cup potato starch
1/ 3 cup tapioca starch
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. xanthan gum
4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter - melted and cooled
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. lemon zest

Filling:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp lemon rind
12 oz. white chocolate chips

Topping:

Slivered almonds
Blueberries and Raspberries
Powdered Sugar


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line cupcake pan with liners.

 For the filling, beat all ingredients except white chocolate chips, in a small bowl.  Stir in chips and set aside. For the cake, stir together the dry ingredients and set aside.  Beat the eggs and the sugar together until creamy, add half the dry ingredients and beat again.  Add the buttermilk, butter, vanilla, lemon juice and zest and beat to combine.  Add the remaining dry ingredients and beat just until combined (make sure you get all the batter off the beaters before removing, as the zest likes to stay in clumps on the beaters, and you don't want to lose any of it!)

Fill cupcakes a little over half way full.  Top with a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture and top with a few nuts and berries ( I only used two blueberries and 1 raspberry for each cupcake so it didn't get too wet).

Bake for 25-30 minutes (28 minutes was perfect for mine).  Cool completely on cooling racks.  Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Look at that moist cake and cheesecake filling