Key Lime Cupcake
By
Hope Adcox
@lovestodance18
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When I make these for Christmas Eve, I usually dye the icing green and have green and red cupcake liners. Everyone calls it the Grinch Cupcake:)
Ingredients
- 1 large
- lime, scrubbed (1tsp zest, 2tbs juice)
- 4 large
- eggs
- 1 pkg
- vanilla pudding
- 1 pkg
- yellow cake mix
- 1 1/4 c
- water
- 1 tsp
- coconut flavoring
- 1/3 c
- oil
- 1 can(s)
- sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 c
- key lime juice
- 1 pkg
- cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tbsp
- key lime juice
- 1 lb
- powdered sugar
- toasted coconut
CUPCAKES
CUPCAKE FILLING
LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
How to Make Key Lime Cupcake
- 1CUPCAKE:
preheat to 350 degrees, line cupcake pan with paper liners and rub butter on the rims of each cup (keeps it from sticking when rising) - 2separate 3 eggs (keep yolks)
add remaining seperated egg, cake mix, pudding, 1 1/4 cup water, 1/3 cup oil,1 tsp coconut flavoring, 1 tsp lime zest and 2 tbs lime juice. Blend on low for 30 seconds. Scrape sides, blend on medium for 2 minutes. - 3Scoop 1/4 cup batter into each cup. Bake for 18-22 minutes.
- 4FILLING:
stir 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and 1/3 cup of key lime juice. When mixed, spoon into pastry bag with tip. Fill each cupcake with 1 tsp of filling. - 5LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
mix cream cheese, 1 tbs key lime juice, and 1 lb powdered sugar (be careful to not inhale it, it's NOT fun to breath in). When done mixing, frost then top with coconut. - 6***TOASTED COCONUT DIRECTIONS:
place on cookie sheet in oven on broil until lightly brown.
