Description
These Mini Margarita Cupcakes are the most moist, lime flavored cupcakes topped with a Tequila Lime Buttercream. If you like margaritas, you will absolutely love these tangy and sweet cupcakes. Bring these to your next fiesta!
Ingredients
Margarita Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup water
- juice of 2 limes
- zest of 1 lime
- 1 ounce tequila (for brushing on top of cupcakes after baking)
Tequila Lime Buttercream
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- zest of 1 lime
- pinch of salt
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two mini cupcake pans with mini cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and egg until well combined.
- Add wet ingredient mixture to dry ingredient mixture and mix until combined.
- Slowly whisk in the water and lime juice. Finish the batter by mixing in the lime zest.
- Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake for 14-16 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out with only a few small crumbs. Let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire wrack.
- Brush the tops of the warm cupcakes with tequila. Cool completely before frosting.
For the Tequila Lime Buttercream
- In a large mixing bowl, add the butter. Using a mixer, beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating until smooth.
- Add tequila and lime juice. Mix until smooth.
- Add the zest of lime and pinch of salt and mix until combined.
- Pipe or spread the buttercream onto cooled cupcakes.
Notes
It's easiest to use a small cookie scoop to fill these mini cupcake liners.
If piping the buttercream onto the cupcakes instead of spreading on with a knife, don't use too small of a piping tip, as the lime zest may get stuck.
This recipe will make 36-48 mini cupcakes depending on the size of your mini cupcake pan.
Nutritional values (per serving) are approximates only.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 107
- Sugar: 11.1 g
- Sodium: 47.9 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.6 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 13.9 mg