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I Made Up The Recipe But Used Mini Springform Pans And Ended Up With 4 Small Cakes. No Matter How You Bake Them, These Are Awesome!
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I made up the recipe but used mini springform pans and ended up with 4 small cakes. No matter how you bake them, these are awesome!
An Assortment Of Margarita Cupcakes.
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An assortment of Margarita Cupcakes.
Frost The Cupcakes.
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Frost the cupcakes.
Brush Remaining Tequila Mixture Over The Cupcakes.
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Brush remaining tequila mixture over the cupcakes.
Beat Frosting For 5 Minutes.
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Beat frosting for 5 minutes.
Add 4 Tbsp Of Tequila Mixture To The Frosting.
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Add 4 Tbsp of tequila mixture to the frosting.
Combine Lime Juice, Tequila, And Grand Marnier.
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Combine lime juice, tequila, and Grand Marnier.
Add Powdered Sugar And Lime Zest.
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Add powdered sugar and lime zest.
Cream Butter.
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Cream butter.
Cool Baked Cupcakes.
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Cool baked cupcakes.
Bake The Cupcakes.
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Bake the cupcakes.
Portion Batter Into Lined Cupcake Tins.
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Portion batter into lined cupcake tins.
Mix Cake Mix, Eggs, Oil, Lime Zest, Lime Juice, And Water.
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Mix cake mix, eggs, oil, lime zest, lime juice, and water.
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
you're welcome, Andrea. glad to be of service!
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OrganicAndrea
Organic Andrea - over a year ago
Thanks Geoffrey and Arlene! I just learned so much reading what you both have posted.
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
Got to try the touch of dry vermouth in marinara sauce. I don't know anything about vermouth except what I look up on the internet.
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
Thank you for the wonderful advice! I add vodka when I make penne ala vodka as the recipe obviously calls for it. It is delicious. I don't always use penne, sometimes I use other shaped pastas. I agree that the alcohol doesn't cook off 100%, but, as you say, it is not enough to make you drunk. The exception would be my Dad's wife, who is a great cook - she used to make a chicken dish at Christmas time that had a bottle of white wine added to it. I loved it, but my husband, who is not big on too much alcohol, complained he felt like he was getting drunk eating it!
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Geoffry
Geoffry Le Cher - over a year ago
True... and the 'it all cooks off' mantra isn't 100% true. There is always some residual, but not really enough to impair. I like the complexity it (spirits) brings to food. For example, take any 'store bought' can of tomato sauce and divide it in half. Add 2 tbs of vodka to one and leave the other alone. Heat both up (seperate) and then give them a taste test. You'll see for yourself that alcohol brings out flavors that are oft times lost in regular preperations. This is whiy, when I make my marinara sauces, I always add a touch of dry vermouth. Give the sauce a depth that is lacking without the add.
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
Good to know. I will keep your advice in mind, "any excuse to cook with spirits". I have heard that when you cook with alcohol, the alcohol cooks off. That would not apply to cupcake or cake icing which is usually not cooked.
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Geoffry
Geoffry Le Cher - over a year ago
Yes, it did, and it added to the browning. Besides, I'll take just about any any excuse to cook with spirits.

:)
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
Thank you; did the tequila make it taste better? Sweeter?
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Geoffry
Geoffry Le Cher - over a year ago
I used Andrea's recipe (Margarita Cupcakes)and just substituted tequila for half of the water called for in the cake recipe.
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ABJH
Arlene Heed - over a year ago
Geoffry, are you going to post your recipe for the little cakes in mini-springform pans?
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OrganicAndrea
Organic Andrea - over a year ago
Awesome job Geoffry! I'm so glad you made them and enjoyed them!!
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