Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Cupcakes
1 White cake mix (18.25 oz)
1 Can frozen Margarita mix (10 oz, thawed, undiluted)
3 Egg Whites (room temperature)
2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. Lime Zest
Icing
5 Egg Whites (room temperature)
1 1/4 C. Sugar
Pinch of table Salt
2 1/2 sticks Unsalted Butter
2 Tbsp. Tequila
Zest of half a Lime (approx. 1 1/2 tsp.)
Juice of half a Lime (1 Tbsp)
Sanding Sugar
Lime Jelly Slices
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Directions: |
Directions:To make the cake batter, I combined white cake mix, thawed, undiluted margarita mix, egg whites (room temperature), and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture on low speed for 30 seconds and on medium speed for 2 minutes. Next, stirred in loosely-packed tablespoon of lime zest (from 1 lime).
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full of batter, and baked them at 350°F. Bake for approximately 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Swiss meringue buttercream
Add egg whites, granulated sugar, and table salt in a heatproof bowl. Then set bowl over (not touching) a pot of simmering water to create a double boiler (or if you have a double boiler use that). Whisking constantly, cook the mixture until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture reaches 160°F.
Pour the heated mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer (fitted with the whisk attachment) and beat it on high speed until it formed stiff (but not dry) peaks (about 2 – 3 minutes). Lower the speed to medium and continued beating until the mixture is fluffy and cooled (about 7 minutes).
Once the mixture had cooled, switch out the whisk attachment for the paddle attachment. With the mixer on medium speed, add unsalted butter (room temperature), 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. With all the butter added, increase the speed to medium-high and continued beating until the frosting appeared thick (3 minutes). Finally, reduce the speed to low and added 2 tablespoons of tequila (optional), the zest of half a lime (about 1 or 1 1/2 teaspoons), and the juice of half a lime (about 1 tablespoon). Continue mixing until everything is incorporated. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and garnished them with sanding sugar (like margarita salt!) and jelly lime slices. |
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