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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