Margarita Cupcakes
Margarita Cupcakes

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, margarita cupcakes. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Margarita Cupcakes is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Margarita Cupcakes is something which I have loved my entire life.

In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, half of powdered sugar, lime juice, and tequila until light and fluffy. Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth. The cupcakes tasted of a margarita and I was pretty please! I think, those were more my favorite.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have margarita cupcakes using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Margarita Cupcakes:
  1. Get cupcakes
  2. Make ready 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  3. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  4. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  5. Get 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temp
  6. Prepare 1 cup granulated sugar
  7. Prepare 2 eggs at room temp
  8. Get 1 Zest and juice of 1 1/2 limes
  9. Get 2 tbsp tequila
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup buttermilk
  12. Get brush on cupcakes
  13. Take 1 to 2 tablespoons tequila
  14. Make ready frosting
  15. Make ready 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  16. Make ready 2 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp lime juice
  18. Prepare 2 tbsp tequila
  19. Take 1 pinch of coarse salt

See my recipe note for a non-alcoholic version. The concept of a margarita cupcake is simple. You take a lime cupcake and infuse it with tequila. (I will tell you my trick for this in a moment!) Then you create a deliciously sour and sweet buttercream. The combination of these is a decadent and perfect pairing, much like the margarita itself.

Instructions to make Margarita Cupcakes:
    1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
    1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
    1. In an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter and sugar together until pale, light, and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
    1. Reduce the mixer speed to medium and add the eggs one at at time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
    1. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the lime zest, lime juice, vanilla extract and tequila. Mix until combined. (The mixture may start to look curdled at this point, but don't worry, it will all come back together, power on!)
    1. Reduce the mixer speed low. Add the dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the buttermilk in two batches. Mix only until just incorporated, using a rubber spatula to give it one last mix by hand.
    1. Divide the batter between the muffin cups. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until just slightly golden and a skewer shows only moist crumbs attached, rotating the pan at the halfway point.
    1. Allow cupcakes to cool for 5 to 10 minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack. Brush the tops of the cupcakes with the 1 to 2 tablespoons of tequila. Set the cupcakes aside to cool completely before frosting them.
    1. To make the frosting, whip the butter on medium-high speed of an electric mixer using the whisk attachment for 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium-low, and gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing and scraping the sides of the bowl until all is incorporated. Give it a mix on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Add the lime juice, tequila and salt mix on medium-high speed until incorporated and fluffy. If the frosting appears a bit too soft, add some additional sugar, one spoonful at a time until desired consistency is reached. Frost cupcakes and garnish, if desired, with lime zest, an additional sprinkling of salt and a lime wedge.

You take a lime cupcake and infuse it with tequila. (I will tell you my trick for this in a moment!) Then you create a deliciously sour and sweet buttercream. The combination of these is a decadent and perfect pairing, much like the margarita itself. Margarita Cupcakes are perfect for a party! Cinco de Mayo will soon be here. Though it's a Mexican holiday, here in the USA, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are pretty widespread… mostly an excuse to eat Mexican food and partake in downing a few margaritas.

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