KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Key Lime Cupcakes image

Provided by Little Suzy Homemak

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups 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
8 ounces cream cheese, room tempeature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

To make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk both flours in a medium bowl. Beat butter in a 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 in 3 additions, alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
Bake cupcakes until tester inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool.
To Make the frosting: Beat all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth.
Spread frosting over cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.2, Fat 22.9, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 93.1, Sodium 190.8, Carbohydrate 51.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 37, Protein 4.7