Lime Cupcakes
Yellow cake flavored with lime juice and zest then filled with tart lime curd and covered in lime buttercream frosting.
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Servings: 2 dozen cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 2 1/3 c. flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 c. butter 2 sticks
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lime zest
- 2/3 c. milk
For the filling:
- 1 c. lime curd
For the buttercream frosting:
- 1/2 c. butter
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake lines.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well.
- Add the lime juice, lime zest, and milk to the bowl with the butter mixture and mix well to combine.
- Add in the remaining flour mixture and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins filling 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Once the cupcakes are cooled cut a piece out of the top and down into the center and remove. Set next to the cupcake.
- Fill the hole with 1 teaspoon lime curd then replace the cupcake top. Set aside.
- To make the buttercream place the butter in a large bowl and mix on medium speed with a mixer.
- Add in half the powdered sugar, the vanilla, lime juice, milk, and lime zest and beat for 1 minute.
- Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until desired consistency is reached.
- Pour frosting into a piping bag and pipe onto the cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with green sprinkles if desired.
Notes
A Hezzi-D original recipe