Key Lime Cupcakes
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Bon Appetit website (from RecipeThing user taryns)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 18 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: cupcakes/ muffins
Ingredients
- CUPCAKES
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
- 1/4 teaspoon neon-green food coloring
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- FROSTING
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Crumbled graham crackers, for garnish
Directions
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CUPCAKES
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk both flours in medium bowl.
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Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar; beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then next 3 ingredients (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions.
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Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
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Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
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FROSTING
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Beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Spread over cupcakes, sprinkle with graham cracker crumbles