Sprinkles' Key Lime Cupcakes

Name: Sprinkles' Key Lime Cupcakes
Ingredients: For the cupcakes:; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. coarse salt; 1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 2 tbsp key lime juice; 1 tbsp key lime zest; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 large egg whites, room temperature; toothpick or skewer; For the frosting (frosts 1 dozen +):; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter , firm but not cold; 1/8 tsp. salt; 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp. key lime juice; 1 tbsp key lime zest; 1/2 tsp. milk (only if necessary)

Sprinkles' Key Lime Cupcakes was pinched from <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe/sprinkles-cupcakes-key-lime-cupcakes-recipe-17049375" target="_blank">abcnews.go.com.</a>

"Looking for something sweet that's also tangy? This Key Lime cupcake recipe from Sprinkles Cupcakes is made with tangy fresh key limes and hits sweet and tart notes simultaneously. Candace Nelson, the executive pastry chef and founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes and Ice Cream, shared her secret to making cupcakes that make Hollywood stars swoon on "Good Morning America," Wednesday Aug. 22...."

INGREDIENTS

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For the cupcakes:

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

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1 tsp. baking powder

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1/4 tsp. coarse salt

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1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature

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1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

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2 tbsp key lime juice

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1 tbsp key lime zest

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

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1 cup sugar

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1 large egg, room temperature

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2 large egg whites, room temperature

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toothpick or skewer

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For the frosting (frosts 1 dozen +):

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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter , firm but not cold

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1/8 tsp. salt

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3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

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1/2 tsp vanilla extract

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1 tsp. key lime juice

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1 tbsp key lime zest

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1/2 tsp. milk (only if necessary)

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