Strawberry Margaritacupcakes With Tequila Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe 45

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your three (8 inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, set aside.
• Using a standing mixer, beat together the cake mix, egg whites, water, and canola oil until combined.
• Whisk in the lime juice, and lime zest until incorporated.
• Divide the batter evenly between the three prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the oven for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Using a standing mixer, combine all ingredients into the mixer and beat until combined, smooth and stiff with peaks.
• Scoop 1 Cup of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
• Using the cake leveler, remove the domes from the cakes to level them out
• Place one cake round onto the cake board
• Scoop 1 Cup of frosting onto the cake and smooth evenly
• Place the second cake round onto the top of the frosting
• Scoop 1 Cup of frosting onto the second cake layer and smooth evenly
• Place the last cake round onto the top of the frosting
• Using the remaining frosting, frost entire cake
• Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
• Place Lime and strawberry slices onto the frosting
• Zest a lime all over the top of the cake
• Place into the fridge for an hour to allow the frosting to harden up a bit
• Cut into slices and enjoy!

MARGARITA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two standard muffin tins with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and coarse salt. With an electric mixer on medium-high, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated and scraping down sides of bowl as needed; beat in zest. Combine buttermilk and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk mixture, and beating until just combined after each. Pour 1/4 cup batter into each tin, firmly tapping pans to level batter.
• Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until cupcakes spring back to the touch and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely.
• Fill a small piping bag fitted with a small plain round tip (such as Ateco #4) with lime curd. Insert tip into center of each cupcake and pipe until cupcake begins to mound on top. Dollop each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese frosting, then sprinkle with flaky sea salt and lime zest.

MARGARITA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix cake mix and butter together in a large bowl; add eggs, margarita mix, and egg yolks and stir just until combined. Pour lemon-lime soda into batter and stir until foam is dissolved. Stir tequila into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place foil or paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In large bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until combined. Add 1 tablespoon of the margarita mix; beat until blended. Add enough of the remaining 1 to 2 tablespoons margarita mix, 1 teaspoon at a time, beating until frosting is light and fluffy.
• Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with #1M star tip; pipe frosting in circular pattern on tops of cupcakes. Garnish with lime slices.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together strawberries, tequila and sugar. Let stand 30 minutes.
• To serve, spoon strawberries evenly into shortcake cups. Dollop with whipped topping; sprinkle with lime peel. Drizzle with strawberry liquid left in bowl.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITACUPCAKES WITH TEQUILA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes Preheat oven to 350° Line cupcake muffin tins with paper cups (20-24) Beat all cupcake ingredients with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds Scrape bowl Increase mixer speed to medium and mix an additional 2 minutes Scrape bowl a couple times, as needed Fill paper liners about ⅔ full Bake 15-18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (15 minutes was perfect for me) Cool 10 minutes in the pan Remove to rack to cool completely Tequila Cream Cheese Frosting Cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tbsp of tequila, and beat on medium speed Add the remaining 1½ cups powdered sugar, 1 tbsp of tequila, lime juice, and lime zest Beat all ingredients together until smooth Refrigerate the frosting for 1-2 hours, or until firmer so it is easy to frost the cupcakes

MARGARITA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, tequila and lime zest and juice and set aside. Combine the granulated sugar and butter in the bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in the vanilla. Adjust the speed to medium low and add the flour mixture and sour cream mixture in alternating batches, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.
• Fill each liner about three-quarters full using a 1 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop. Bake, rotating about halfway through, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the middles comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for a few minutes, remove to a rack, brush with the orange liqueur and let cool completely.
• For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until smooth. Turn the speed down to low and spoon in the confectioners' sugar until completely combined. Add the lime juice and a pinch of salt and turn the speed back up to medium high until light and fluffy. Frost the cupcakes with an offset spatula or by piping with a pastry bag once completely cool.
• For the garnish: Cut the lime in half lengthwise and then thinly slice into half-moons. Top each cupcake with a lime slice. Combine the sugar, lime zest and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle each cupcake with the sugar-lime mixture.