Lime Cupcakes

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Ready In: 20 Minutes

Servings: 4

lime cupcakes, light and sweet

Ingredients:

cupcakes

* 1 cup all purpose flour

* 3/4 cup self-rising flour

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

* 1 1/4 cup sugar

* 2 large eggs

* 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

* 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel

* 3/4 cup buttermilk

frosting

* 100gr cream cheese, room temperature

* 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

* 2tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature

* 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel

* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

(or just get duncan hines packaged frosting, and mix it with some lime juice)

Directions:

1. CUPCAKES
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk both flours in medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar; beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then next 3 ingredients (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
3. Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool.
4. FROSTING
5. Beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Spread over cupcakes.
6. optional: sprinkle some of the cupcakes with toasted, finely chopped macadamia nuts and some with lime zest.

By RecipeOfHealth.com