Lime Cupcakes
Tender lime cupcakes made with fresh lime juice and zest, finished with a smooth lime cream cheese frosting.
Servings 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup self-rising flour
- ½ cup butter room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest
- 13 drops yellow food coloring optional
- 2 drops green food coloring optional
- ¾ cup buttermilk
Frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line muffin pans with 12 paper liners.
- Whisk both flours together in a medium bowl.1 cup all-purpose flour, ¾ cup self-rising flour
- Beat butter in a large bowl until smooth.½ cup butter
- Add sugar and beat to blend.1 ¼ cups sugar
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then next 4 ingredients (batter may look curdled).2 large eggs, 2 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest, 13 drops yellow food coloring, 2 drops green food coloring
- Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.¾ cup buttermilk
- Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
- Bake until tester inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack in muffin pans for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool completely.
Make the Frosting:
- Beat all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth.8 ounces cream cheese, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, ½ cup butter, 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Spread or pipe onto cupcakes.
Notes
- Zest the limes before juicing, and use fresh zest for the best lime flavor.
- Mix the batter gently; overmixing makes cupcakes dense.
- Store frosted cupcakes in the fridge, or freeze unfrosted cupcakes airtight up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 793IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
