key lime cupcakes w/ meringue

How To Make key lime cupcakes w/ meringue

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  CUPCAKES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 18 paper liners in muffin pans. In a standing mixer, place all cupcake ingredients & beat until smooth & pale, about 3 minutes. Spoon batter into muffin pan & bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven & let cool in pans for 5 minutes. Then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
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  FILLING: Combine juice & milk in a small bowl. Remove the tops of each cooled cupcake & hollow out a small hole (I have a gadget that takes a hole out of the middle of the cupcake without ruining it - still looking for that link). Take pastry bag fitted with a large round tip or spoon filling into the hole & replace with each cupcake top.
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  MERINGUE: In a standing mixer with whisk, beat whites & tartar until soft peaks form. Add sugar & beat for 1 more minute. Scrape down & beat another minute. Increase oven to 450 degrees F. With pastry bag fitted with large star tip, pipe meringue on top of cupcakes. Bake 5 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool slightly & decorate with a key lime fruit slice candy.
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  KEY LIME FRUIT SLICES CANDY: http://www.nuts.com/chocolatessweets/jelly-candy/gourmet-fruit-slices/key-lime.html?gclid=CPLY96Tci7UCFYs7MgodqkQARQ
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