margarita cupcakes for the holidays

How To Make margarita cupcakes for the holidays

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  In large bowl, first place butter in empty bowl. Add cake mix, baking flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Stir lightly until incorporated. No more than 1-2 minutes. Add {entire can} of Margarita mix, egg whites and vegetable oil, water, vanilla using electric mixer.
• 2

  Stir in Tequila and lime zest; mix completely
• 3

  Fill prepared pans 2/3 full.
• 4

  Bake according to box directions (350 degrees - be sure to check box!) Bake 22-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.
• 5

  Cool in pan on cooling rack 8-10 minutes
• 6

  Tequila Mix. In a small bowl, mix together 2-4 tbsp of tequila. lime juice and powder sugar until smooth. Mixture should be thinly in density.
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  Brush tops of cupcakes lightly with tequila mix.
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  Cool completely. Remove cupcakes from pan.
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  FOR ICING: In a medium bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, lime juice and zest with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 10

  Add 4 cups confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time; continue beating until light and fluffy. If icing is too thin add additional confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Add food color until blended.
• 11

  Add tequila. 1 tblsp at a time.
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  Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle sugar on small plate; roll edges of cupcakes in sugar. Cut small slit in lime slices; twist and place on cupcakes
• 13

  Garnish, if desired, with lime zest, an additional sprinkling of salt and a lime wedge.
• 14

  Poke 1 umbrella into each cupcake. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
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  Of course, use Tequila responsibly. It's your preference on the amounts of Tequila to use, so measure accordingly.
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