Key Lime Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day



These Key Lime Cupcakes are a delightful and tangy treat perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The zesty key lime flavor adds a refreshing twist to traditional cupcakes, and the green frosting and decorations make them festive for the occasion.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest and juice of 4 key limes
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • Green food coloring optional
  • For the frosting:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • Zest and juice of 2 key limes
  • Green food coloring optional
  • Key lime slices and green sprinkles for decoration

Instructions:

Warm up the oven to 350F 175C and put paper liners in a cupcake pan

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl with a whisk

Put away

Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in another bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy

One at a time, add the eggs and beat well after each one

Add the key lime zest and vanilla extract and mix well

Mix the dry ingredients and buttermilk in turns, adding the dry ingredients first and then the buttermilk

Don't mix any further than that

You can give your cupcakes a fun St

Patrick's Day green color by adding a few drops of green food coloring

Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds of the way to the top with batter

After the oven is hot, bake the cupcakes for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

Get the frosting ready while the cupcakes cool

Put the softened butter in a bowl and beat it until it's smooth

Add the powdered sugar, key lime zest, and key lime juice one tablespoon at a time while beating the frosting until it is fluffy and smooth

If you want, you can add green food coloring

Cover the cupcakes with the key lime frosting after they are completely cool

Decorate with key lime slices and green sprinkles

For St

Patrick's Day, serve and enjoy your tasty Key Lime Cupcakes!


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