Margarita Cupcakes

It is the boyfriend's birthday! He is not a chocolate person so I decided on these lime cupcakes.

Margarita Cupcakes
Recipe from Confections of a Foodie Bride blog

Ingredients:
* 1 package (18.25 oz. white cake mix (no pudding in the mix)
* 1 can (10 oz.) frozen Margarita mix, thawed (undiluted) only use 8 oz!
* 3 egg whites
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 tablespoon grated lime zest. I used 3 limes

Yield Makes 24 cupcakes. I ended up with a few less than 24

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line standard muffin pan with baking cups.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, Margarita mix, egg whites and vegetable oil using electric mixer.
3. Stir in lime zest; mix completely.
4. Fill prepared pans 2/3 full.
5. Bake 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.
6. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5-8 minutes.
7. Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely.
8. Frost cooled cupcakes with icing and garnish, if desired, with a strawberry and/or lime twist,

Lime Cream Cheese Icing
Ingredients:
* 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
* 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
* lime juice from 3 limes.
* 4-5 cups confectioners' sugar

Yield: Makes about 3 cups icing.
Directions

1. In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, juice and zest with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Add 4 cups confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time; continue beating until light and fluffy.
3. If icing is too thin add additional confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.

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