Showing posts with label Margarita Cupcakes with Tequila Lime Buttercream Frosting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margarita Cupcakes with Tequila Lime Buttercream Frosting. Show all posts

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Margarita Cupcakes Part 1 - Margarita Cupcakes with Tequila Lime Buttercream Frosting

Happy Cinco de Mayo, or Cinco de Drinko as I have heard it often called. I was invited to a Cinco de Mayo party tomorrow night (well I guess technically its tonight, since its after midnight) and asked to bring Margarita Cupcakes. So here goes.

Cupcake Ingredients:
* 1 1/2 Cups Flour
* 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
* 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
* 1/2 Cup Butter
* 1 Cup Sugar
* 2 Eggs
* Zest and Juice of 1 1/2 Limes (I used 2, 1 was kind of small)
* 2 Tablespoons Tequila
* 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
* 1/2 Cup Buttermilk

* Preheat oven to 325 Degrees F. Line Muffin pan with liners. 

* Whisk together Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt. Set aside. 

* Zest Lime.

* Juice Lime.

* In the bowl of your mixer, beat Butter and Sugar.

* Add Eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

* Add the Lime Zest, Lime Juice, Vanilla, and Tequila.

* It starts to look a little curdled, but once you add everything else it looks ok. 

* Add the the Flour Mix in 3 additions, and the Buttermilk in 2. 


* Divide between muffin liners. 


* Bake for approx. 25 minutes. 

Frosting Ingredients:
* 1 Cup Butter
* 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
* 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
* 2 Tablespoons Tequila

* Beat the Butter.

* Add the Powdered Sugar one Cup at a time, beating well after each addition. 

* Add the Lime Juice.

* Add Tequila and beat well.

Decorating: