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Strawberry Margarita cupcakes

Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes

Lyne Proulx
These Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes are not only the perfect Cinco de Mayo dessert, but tastes exactly the same as a Strawberry Margarita cocktail.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Frosting and Decoration 15 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, Mexican
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 473 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Standing mixer

Ingredients
  

Cupcake

  • 1 1/2 cup Flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 stick unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tbsp Tequila
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped strawberries
  • 2 tsp strawberry flavouring

Frosting

  • 1 cup softened sweet cream butter unsalted
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tsp tequila about 1 cap full
  • 5 strawberries
  • 3 limes

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Sift all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
  • Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to the flour and whisk place to the side.
  • Add all wet ingredients, including strawberries, in a large mixing bowl for 2 minutes until thoroughly blended.
  • Now combine the two mixes together and mix well so that they are all combined
  • Place cupcake liners into the cupcake pan and then fill each cupcake liner ¾ full with cake mixture.
  • Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted the center cupcake comes out clean, about 21 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool several minutes.
  • Once cooled, poke holes into the cupcake and brush tequila over the top using a BBQ sauce brush, or you can dip the top of the cupcake into a bowl of tequila.

Frosting Directions

  • Add in powdered sugar, butter, 1 cap full of tequila and lime juice all at once into a standing mixer.
  • Set on Low speed and mix slowly increasing to medium.
  • Continue to mix till the frosting is light and fluffy.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes and top with a Strawberry and lime slice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 473kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 3gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 139mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 778IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 1mg
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