Margarita Cupcakes With Key Lime Icing

"Yummy!!! From the Wilton website."
 
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Ready In:
32mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
24
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ingredients

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directions

  • In large bowl, combine cake mix, Margarita mix, egg whites and vegetable oil using electric mixer.
  • Stir in lime zest; mix completely.
  • Fill prepared pans 2/3 full.
  • Bake according to box directions (usually 325 degrees - be sure to check box!) 22-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan on cooling rack 5-8 minutes.
  • Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely.
  • FOR ICING:

  • In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, juice and zest with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • 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.

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Reviews

  1. Excellent. The flavour is not too strong - just right. I made these into little cocktail cupcakes, complete with a little slice of lime, white decorating sugar to represent the salt and a little green straw. They were a hit. Note: I also used this same recipe and substituted Strawberry Daiquiri mix and they were equally delightful.
     
  2. I did follow Chef #1517654's tips & used Frozen Limeade instead of the Margarita mix b/c that was what I had on hand... Turned out fantastic! Thanks for a keeper!
     
  3. These are delicious! To make them the way I like my Margaritas, I added a sprinkle of kosher salt to the tops of the cupcakes. Also, I dyed the icing with green & yellow food coloring. Thanks for a very fun recipe for Cinco de Mayo!
     
  4. These are awesome! I agree that it would help to have the oven time in the recipe, so a big thank you to the previous reviewers for their fabulous suggestions. I baked mine for 20 minutes at 325 and they came out perfectly. I was using leftover margarita mix that had already been mixed with tequila, and they came out great (wanted to do something besides make more margaritas with it!)! I also took the suggestion to halve the icing, and I'm so glad I did. I only used 3 tablespoons of butter, 3 oz of cream cheese, and about 1 1/2 c of confectioners' sugar, keeping the lime juice and zest the same, and I still had too much icing. I discovered the leftover icing was delicious used as a dip for strawberries!
     
  5. Fantastic and so easy to make! The icing recipe makes a TON, I doubled the cupcake recipe and not the icing and still had icing left over. Remember to keep them in the refrigerator after iced since it's cream cheese.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Made these for a friends bday party and they were devoured! Everyone loved them. I did use some tequila & triple sec in place of some of the margarita mix. Next time I think I'll add a little to the frosting as well! I will definitely be making these again and trying other variations as well!
     
  2. I used a yellow cake mix and prepared it as stated on the box; but instead of water I used the thawed margarita mix. The box called for 1 cups of water, which was perfect for the 10 oz can of margarita mix. The cupcake came out perfectly moist!! I also halved the frosting which was perfect so good!
     
  3. These are *excellent* in terms of flavor. I am giving one less star b/c there is no oven temperature indicated. I used 350, the temp on the cake-mix directions, and a few of my cupcakes near the back of the oven were overcooked in 24 min. I think I'd reduce the temp to 325 next time? I used a cheap, store-brand cake mix and a can of frozen limeade instead of margarita (the ingredient list is almost identical). I halved the butter/cream cheese/confect sugar for the icing but left the key lime amount the same, and it was the perfect amount. I think I would've had a lot left if I'd made the full 8 Tbsp/8oz. These are moist and full of delicious, tart lime flavor. I'll make these again.
     

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