margarita cupcakes

Name: Margarita Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) white cake mix, or 1 recipe of white butter cake; 2 small limes; - green food coloring; ## FROSTING; 3-4 cup(s) confectioners sugar; 1/3 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 1 small lime peel, grated; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) lime juice; 1-2 tablespoon(s) tequila; 1 - lime wedge

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Courtney Bailey

Jackson, MI

Updated on Feb 4, 2015

I LOVE to host a great girls night out! That's part of the reason I became a Mary Kay Cosmetics Consultant and these events always give me plenty of reasons to bake! What girl doesn't love a good margarita? And these delightful cupcakes baked right in the margarita glasses will surely have people talking! I hope you enjoy them, they've been a hit for me!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

I was a bit nervous to put an ordinary glass in the oven to bake a cupcake, but I'm so happy I tried this recipe. The cupcakes are moist and delicious. And the frosting? Yum! Next time, I'm going to double the recipe so I can eat the frosting my the spoonful. The glasses and the sugared rim make for a very impressive presentation!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box white cake mix, or 1 recipe of white butter cake
2 small limes
- green food coloring
FROSTING
3-4 cups confectioners sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 small lime peel, grated
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
1-2 tablespoon tequila
1 - lime wedge

How To Make margarita cupcakes

Step 1

Prepare the cake mix according to the directions, add the zest and juice of two limes and enough food coloring to give the cake a faint green color. Bake in the margarita glasses for 10-15 minutes or until golden and bounce back when touched.

Step 2

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Once cooled rim the glasses with green colored sugar. and set aside.
Step 3

For the frosting blend together the butter, lime juice, lime zest, and tequila. Once well mixed add the sugar a cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Chill for 15-20 minutes and then pipe onto the cupcakes, and garnish with a lime wedge.
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