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Margarita Cupcakes

The most deliciou, and refreshing margarita cupcakes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 477 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Cupcakes

  • 1 cup Butter, Room temperature
  • ½ cup Oil
  • 1½ cup Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Tequila
  • ¼ cup Lime juice, About 4 limes
  • 1 tablespoon Lime zest, About 3 limes
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 2 tablespoon Corn starch
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Milk, 2%

For The Frosting

  • 1½ cups Butter, Room temperature
  • 4 cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Meringue Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon Lime zest
  • 2 tablespoon Tequila
  • 1 tablespoon Coarse salt, For garnishing
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, For garnishing
  • Lime wedges, For garnishing

Instructions
 

How To Make The Margarita Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 16 cavity muffin pan with liner and set aside.
  • sift the dry ingredients and set them aside.
    2 cups All-purpose flour, 2 tablespoon Corn starch, 1½ teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Beat the butter, oil, and sugar until light, fluffy, and pale.
    1 cup Butter, ½ cup Oil, 1½ cup Sugar
  • Add the eggs, one at a time. mix well between each addition.
    3 Eggs
  • Add in vanilla extract, lime juice, lime zest, and tequila. mix well.
    1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, ¼ cup Lime juice, 1 tablespoon Lime zest, 1 tablespoon Tequila
  • Using a rubber spatula, add half of the dry ingredients alternating with half of the milk. DO NOT OVERMIX.
    ½ cup Milk
  • Fill the muffin pan to ⅔ of the capacity of each cavity.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until an insert comes out with a few tiny crumbs.
  • Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to the cooling rack. Let cool completely before frosting.

How To Make The Frosting

  • Beat the butter until light, fluffy, and pale.
    1½ cups Butter
  • While the butter is beating, in a small bowl mix one cup of the powdered sugar with the meringue powder. Gradually add this to the butter. Then add the remaining powdered sugar.
    4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • Add in the vanilla, lime juice and zest, and tequila. Mix well.
    ¼ cup Lime juice, 1 teaspoon Lime zest, 2 tablespoon Tequila, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • If the buttercream is too dry add a couple of tablespoons of lime juice, and if it's too runny add more powdered sugar. one tablespoon at a time.
  • Decorate the cool cupcakes with any piping tip you like. Garnish the top with coarse salt, lime zest, and lime wedges.

Nutrition

Calories: 477kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 3gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 756mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 947IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
Keyword CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES, CUPCAKE, LIME CUPCAKES, MARGARITA, MARGARITA CUPCAKES, TEQUILA CUPCAKES
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