Key Lime Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon green food coloring
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
Icing Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
green food coloring
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Line standard muffin pan with liners.
Whisk both flours in medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar; beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then next 3 ingredients (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
Bake cupcakes 20-25 minutes (insert knife into center to see if done; if so, it will come out clean).
Cool 10-15 minutes; remove from pan.
Icing Directions:
Beat all ingredients in a medium sized bowl until smooth; spread over cupcakes.
Voila! You've made Key-Lime Cupcakes! They are divine.
***Side note; this batch makes about 12 cupcakes +/-. I double recipe for a large batch (24 cupcakes).
Enjoy!!
Thanks for walking with us,
JL
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