Uncle Jerry's Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients for Cupcakes:
1 box white cake mix
1 cup water
1 pkg (3.5 oz) instant lemon pudding
4 egg whites
2 tablespoons oil

Directions for Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 345 degrees. Mix ingredients together and beat at medium speed for two minutes. Pour into muffin tins (Gr. Jean recommends only filling about 21 muffin cups instead of the full 24 so that the cupcakes are larger, rise higher out of the pan, and thus are easier to frost). Bake 16-17 minutes. Frost when cool.

Ingredients for Frosting:
8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)
zest from lemon

Directions for Frosting:
Beat together cream cheese and butter. Add lemon juice and zest, and gradually beat in powdered sugar.

Notes:
For the frosting, remember to zest the lemon before you juice it. Also, the frosting makes a TON. You could either find some use the extra, halve the frosting recipe, or double the cupcakes.

Source:
Grandma Jean