Key Lime Cupcakes
Serves: 4
Terry Wiza
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
54
Spice
46
Sweetness
50
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Water3
Eggs1 cup
Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
Lime Juice (fresh)1 cup
Butter (softened)1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1.5 cups
Sugar (confectioners', sifted)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray
3
Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes
4
Add 2 tablespoons lime zest, lime juice, and food coloring; mix well
5
Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups
6
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes
7
Cool cupcakes on a wire rack
8
Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy
9
Add 2 tablespoons lime zest and vanilla extract to creamed butter mixture; mix well
10
Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until frosting is smooth; chill in refrigerator until frosting is thickened, about 30 minutes
11
Spread frosting onto each cupcake and top with sprinkles