Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting – Fresh blueberry cupcakes topped with lemon-kissed cream cheese frosting. A perfect summer-time dessert!

Is it wrong that I’m looking forward to fall already? Every year when August 1st hits I breathe a huge sigh of relief. It’s like the home stretch to the very best time of the year.

I can’t wait to conjure up a big pot of comforting pumpkin soup with apple pie for dessert. Call it corny but it’s my way of ringing in the new season.

There’s really only one thing I like about summer and that’s the produce. Especially blueberries.

The cupcakes are soft and tender but dense enough so that the blueberries stay suspended in the batter instead of sinking to the bottom. I hate when that happens.

The cupcakes themselves aren’t overly sweet so the natural sweetness of the berries really pops. They help keep the cupcakes moist too – there’s not a dry or crumbly cupcake anywhere in sight.

The frosting is thick and fluffy with a subtle hint of lemon that is absolutely delicious with the tangy cream cheese. It makes the blueberries come alive and sing. The recipe doesn’t call for adding lemon zest to the batter, only the frosting, but feel free to sneak some in.

I’ll just be here, lying in wait, eating one of the best parts of summer while I dream of giant orange orbs, freshly-picked apples, figs and all the winter squash I can possibly carry out of the store in one haul.

Are we there yet?