Mango Margarita Cupcakes

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for Safe-keeping, these are very Cinco de Mayo festive. From woman's World 8/2/10. Cooling time was excluded from preparation time; estimate total elapsed time to be 2 hours, 5 minutes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 12 cupcakes
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 mangoes, peeled, pitted
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 3 1⁄2 ounces mango baby food (1/3 cup)
• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest

• FROSTING

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• light green decorator sugar, for garnish (optional)
• 12 lime slices, for garnish (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake lines.
2. Dice mango; reserve.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. On medium speed, beat granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
5. Add eggs and mango baby food; beat until blended.
6. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture.
7. Stir in diced mango and 1 teaspoon lime zest.
8. Divide batter among liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
9. Cool 10 minutes. Transfer from pan to rack; cool completely.

10. FROSTING:

11. On medium speed, beat remaining 1 cup butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
12. On low speed, gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
13. Beat in milk and remaining 1 teaspoon lime zest; beat on medium speed until fluffy.
14. If desired, transfer frosting to pastry bag fitted with medium round tip; pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes.
15. Cut remaining 1/2 mango into small thin wedges.
16. If desired, sprinkle cupcake edges with green sugar. Garnish with mango, lime and cocktail umbrellas, if desired.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made these for sharing with a neighbor couple & must say they are very tasty little cakes! We had ours with a bit of ice cream that was topped with a little homemade mango sauce, & absolutely loved it served that way! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]