These fruity and flavorful cupcakes are just what you need when you're craving dessert AND a Margarita!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cupcake, dessert, margarita
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 24
Calories 188kcal
Author Michelle
Ingredients
1box cake mix + all the ingredients to make it
Two limes
2-3tbsptequilaoptional
2sticks buttersoftened
5cupspowdered sugar
1.5tbspmilk
Green sprinklespoured in a small bowl
Instructions
Line your muffin pan with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Start by preparing your cake mix according to the box’s directions. Grate one of your limes and fold the rinds into your batter.
Scoop your cupcake batter into each section of your muffin pan, filling it about ⅔ of the way. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until fully baked (if you poke a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean, they’re done).
Allow to cool on a rack and start your buttercream frosting: using a stand mixer, on medium speed, beat butter and sugar and slowly add milk. Add more sugar and/or milk to achieve your desired buttercream consistency (we like ours a little bit stiff for decorating purposes). Squeeze in the juice of one lime into your frosting and fold.
Once your cupcakes have cooled, brush a splash of tequila on the top of each one (optional).
Using a piping bag, pipe large dollops of buttercream frosting onto each cupcake. Top off with green sprinkles.