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Preheat the oven to 350.
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Line one cupcake pan with 1 dozen cupcake liners.
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Combine the yogurt, chia seeds, and zest in a small bowl and set aside.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
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With an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
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Stir in the vanilla extract and then add the eggs in one at a time, beating well with each addition.
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Reduce the speed to low; beat in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of the chia yogurt mixture.
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Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake liners and smooth the tops of each with an offset spatula.
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Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
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If the tops begin to brown towards the final minutes in baking, tent the cupcake pan loosely with a large strip of tin foil.
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To make the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together, adjusting with more lemon juice if consistency is too thick.
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Pour the glaze over the cakes letting it drip down the sides.
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Let them set, garnish each cupcake with one candied lemon slice and a sprinkling of chia seeds.
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Meanwhile, make the candied lemon slices and syrup In a medium saucepan, combine the granulated sugar and the water and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
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Add the lemon slices and simmer gently over medium-low heat for about 8 minutes until slices are moderately opaque, lightly stirring every other minute or so.
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Turn off the heat and transfer slices to a sheet of waxed paper.
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Stir in the lemon juice to taste.
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Meanwhile, make the candied lemon slices and syrup Once the cakes are out of the oven, use a wooden skewer to poke a few holes in the tops and slowly pour the syrup individually over each cupcake.
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Transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
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Make the Glaze Combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together, adjusting with more lemon juice if consistency is too thick.
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Pour the glaze over the cakes letting it drip down the sides.
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Let them set, garnish each cupcake with one candied lemon slice and a sprinkling of chia seeds.
