Bright Green Key Lime Cupcakes Recipes

KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Make batter according to box EXCEPT replace 1/2 cup of water with 1/2 cup lime juice.
• Fill liners about 1/2 full.
• Bake 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Allow to cool completely on wire rack.
• Cream butter in a large bowl.
• Add lime juice and food coloring.
• Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.
• Add lime zest and whip until distributed.
• Transfer to piping bag to frost cupcakes.

KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a 12-muffin tin with liners.
• To a bowl add the butter and sugar and beat until light and pale using an electric mixer. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat until mixed. Add the milk, key lime, zest and juice, beat until well mixed.
• Add the flour, baking powder and salt a little at a time and beat on low until well mixed and smooth. Don't overmix once you add the flour. If the mix is too thick, add a little more milk. You want a pourable consistency, but not too runny.
• Use an ice cream scoop to add divide the batter between all the cups, a little over halfway filled.
• Bake for 20 minutes until golden. When a toothpick inserted in the center it should come out clean.
• Remove from the oven and cool the cupcakes on a wire rack.
• For the frosting:
• Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer. Slowly add powdered sugar while beating. Add lime juice zest. Don't overmix or it will be too soft to pipe.
• To get the two-tone piping, transfer 2 tablespoons of the frosting to a separate bowl and mix with the green and yellow coloring until it is lime green.
• Refrigerate the frosting for 30 minutes to make it firm for piping
• Add the piping tip of choice to a piping bag (I used a start tip). Hold the tip and turn the bag inside out over your hand, paste the green frosting to the side of the bag, close to the tip. Use a separate spoon to add the white frosting to the other side of the bag. Whatever ratio you use, you want more white than green. Pipe onto the cupcakes.

BRIGHT GREEN KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix and gelatin with electric mixer on low speed for about 30 seconds. Add remaining cupcake ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed for about 30 seconds; beat on medium speed additional 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan around 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. With toothpick or wooden skewer, pierce tops of cupcakes in several places.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and enough of the 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle and spread glaze over cupcakes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in vanilla and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar until mixed; beat on medium speed until fluffy and frost cupcakes. Will want to store covered in refrigerator.