Lemon Strawberry Cupcakes

These cupcakes are refreshingly delicious!  The fresh lemon flavored cupcakes with the sweet strawberry frosting is super yummy!  The homemade strawberry freezer jam in the frosting makes it taste really fresh!

3 cups featherlight flour
1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
Zest of 2 lemons
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 pint buttermilk

Preheat oven to 325º.  Line muffin tins with 24 liners.
In a small bowl combine GF flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar in an electric mixer.  Add eggs, beating one at a time until combined.  Add lemon zest, fresh lemon juice and buttermilk.  Mix until combined.  Add flour a little at a time, until combined.
Divide batter among cupcake liners.  Bake at 325º for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool completely.

Strawberry Frosting:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup Strawberry Freezer Jam
3 tablespoons milk
6 cups powdered sugar

Add softened butter, vanilla and strawberry jam to a mixing bowl and mix until completely combined.  Add half the powdered sugar and mix until it's incorporated, then add the rest.  Mix until incorporated and add milk a tablespoon at a time, until it's the right consistency.  Spoon into a frosting bag using a 1 M tip.  Swirl frosting around on top of each cupcake.