These gluten free lemon cupcakes have a tender crumb and are full of bright lemon flavor. Bonus – they’re really easy to make, no stand mixer required! This post is brought to you in partnership with Rodelle Vanilla and contains affiliate links for products and ingredients used to make this recipe. Thank you for supporting What The Fork Food Blog ? It’s my birthday again! This year, instead of a cake, I decided to celebrate with these gluten free lemon cupcakes. These cupcakes are so bright and fresh – perfect for birthdays! In the past, I’ve really done it up with birthday cakes. Last year, I made a gluten free coconut cake which was a big hit. The gluten free funfetti cake that I made the year before that was also a reader favorite. So why cupcakes this year instead of another gorgeous layer cake" Because I’m lazy No really, though… I’ve been working HARD and I just did NOT want to make a big, beautiful (read: time consuming) layer cake. And I’m not saying that making a cake is hard, it’s a little work. But when you’re recipe testing, it’s a lot. Several rounds of testing, plus making and styling it for photos AND making an extra one for videos – it’s just SO much cake. This recipe is one I’ve been working on since May when Kelsey wanted lemon cupcakes to bring to school for her birthday – she’s a fruit dessert kinda girl. So naturally, I always use school functi...