KEY LIME CUPCAKES

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This recipe is quick and easy to make. Contains a hint of lime with a moist cake and smooth cream cheese frosting. A great treat for everyone!

Provided by Penelope

Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Cupcakes

Time 1h40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix (such as Pillsbury® Classic White)
1 cup water
3 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lime zest
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
3 drops green food coloring
½ cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons lime zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons pearlized sprinkles, or as needed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest, lime juice, and food coloring; mix well. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest and vanilla extract to creamed butter mixture; mix well. Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until frosting is smooth; chill in refrigerator until frosting is thickened, about 30 minutes.
Spread frosting onto each cupcake and top with sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.1 g, Cholesterol 43.7 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 183.7 mg, Sugar 18.4 g