Margarita Cupcakes

Name: Margarita Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 limes, zested and juiced; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon tequila (for brushing the tops, if desired); Tequila-Lime Buttercream; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 3/4 - 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice; 1-2 tablespoons tequila; pinch salt

Margarita Cupcakes was pinched from <a href="http://traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/05/margarita-cupcakes.html" target="_blank">traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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1 cup sugar

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2 large eggs, at room temperature

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2 limes, zested and juiced

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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature

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1 tablespoon tequila (for brushing the tops, if desired)

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Tequila-Lime Buttercream

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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2 3/4 - 3 cups confectioners' sugar

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1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

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1-2 tablespoons tequila

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pinch salt

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