Shirley Temple Cupcakes W/Lemon-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

From the cupcake project blog. You can make a Roy Rogers cupcake by subbing the 7-up with coke, and the lemon and lime extract with cola extract. Top this cupcake with the frosting, then a cherry.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• For the cupcakes

• 1  cup  Sprite
• 1  cup  grenadine
• 2  teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2⁄3 cup canola oil
• 2 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder

• For the frosting

• 1⁄4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  lemon extract
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  lime  extract

Directions

1. For the cupcakes:
2. Combine soda, grenadine, and vinegar and let stand for a few minutes. Add sugar and oil and whisk vigorously until slightly frothy. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Add flour mixture to the first bowl. Be careful not to over-mix.
3. This should make 24 cupcakes. Fill cupcake liners about 1/2 way. They will rise a lot! Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
4. For the frosting:
5. Make sure butter and cream cheese are at room temperature. Cream the butter and cream cheese. Sift in 4 C of powdered sugar. Add extracts.