Lemons and a torch~

I will have to give credit to Susi for this craving that was flung upon me. She started it with her Lemon Meringue Cupcakes on Photograzing. They are beautiful! (I won't show her picture here because you will then see that mine are sorely lacking)

But... once you get the taste for lemon meringue in your mouth there is no turning back.
I had an idea.
Using my favorite Diet Soda Cake idea, I created lemon-ginger cupcakes~ using diet gingerale and lemon cake mix.

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
24 lemoney cupcakes
1 jar lemon curd
Paula Deen's 7 Minute Frosting When it was time for dessert~ I topped each of the cupcakes with a dollop of lemon curd. Then a larger dollop of the 7 minute frosting that I had made earlier in the day (which answers the question... is this meringue stable enough to last in the fridge?). I torched each cupcake until the meringue was lightly toasted.
They were fabulous!
and fancy :-{)
Thanks bunches to my new bloggy friend Susi. She even responded to my email's while I was in the kitchen... It was almost like having a bloggy friend at the kitchen counter while I was cooking. Y'all enjoy~
Sandi