Margarita Cupcakes Part 2 - Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes with Strawberry Tequila Frosting

The second type of Margarita Cupcakes I made for Cinco de Mayo were Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes. I thought it would be fun to have more than one flavor of cupcakes to bring to the party.

Cupcake Ingredients:

* 1 1/2 Cups Cake Flour
* 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
* 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
* 1/4 Cup Milk
* 1/2 Cup Butter
* 1 Cup Sugar
* 1 Egg + 2 Egg Whites
* 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
* 2 Teaspoons Lime Zest
* 2 Teaspoons Lime Juice
* 1/2 Cup Strawberry Puree
* 2 Tablespoons Tequila

***If you don't have Cake Flour, you can make your own. Substitute 2 Tablespoons of Flour with Corn Starch for every Cup.***

* Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.

* Cut the tops off of the strawberries and cut into pieces. Place into a food processor to make into Puree. Set Aside.

* Zest the Lime.

* Juice the Lime.

In a bowl, mix together the Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt. Set aside.

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

* Beat in the Egg and Egg Whites.

* Add half the Flour Mix.

* Add the Milk followed by the other half of the Flour mix.

* Add the Strawberry Puree, Vanilla, Lime Zest, Lime Juice, and Tequila. Mix until just incorporated.

* Divide batter between Muffin cups.

* Bake approx. 25 minutes.

Frosting Ingredients:

* 1 Cup Butter
* 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
* 2 Tablespoons Strawberry Puree
* 2 Tablespoons Tequila

* Beat Butter.

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

* Add Strawberry Puree and Tequila and beat well.

Decorating:

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:

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

These are my Dads favorite cookies, so my Nana and my Mom used to make them a lot when I was younger. I made them for work once and I was surprised that a lot of people had never even heard of them before. After trying them though, everyone quickly became a fan. Since I am going to the movies tomorrow with my Mom and sister, I thought I would make these and drop them off for my Dad while I was there. Pretty sure you can find the recipe on the back of the butterscotch chip bag, but here it is anyways.

Ingredients:

* 1 1/4 Cup Flour
* 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
* 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
* 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
* 1 Cup Butter
* 3/4 Cup Granulated White Sugar
* 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
* 2 Eggs
* 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
* 3 Cups Oats
* 1 2/3 Cup Butterscotch Chips (I usually just dump the whole bag in)

* Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.

* Combine together the Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, and Cinnamon. Set aside.

* In the bowl of your mixer beat together the Butter and both Sugars.

* Add the Eggs and beat until combined.

* Add in Vanilla.

* Beat the Flour mix.

* Stir in Oats.

* Stir in Butterscotch Chips.

* Scoop out and place on cookie sheet.

* Bake for approx. 10 minutes.

* Let cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before moving to cooling rack, If you try and move them too soon, they will break.

* Enjoy!