CARRIE COSMOPOLITAN CUPCAKES

By bjnelson55

Carrie Cupcake: Carrie's relationships with Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda were constant but men (Aidan, Berger, Aleksandr Petrovsky, Mr.Big) came and went for the leading lady. Throughout her romances, shoes and columns, Carrie always had her signature drink, the Cosmopolitan. It's only fitting that Carrie's cupcake would be Cosmopolitan.

Ingredients

• Raspberry Cake:
• 1 1/3 c raspberry puree
• 3 c all purpose flour, sifted
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 c whole milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 c unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 c sugar
• 4 eggs
• Lime Frosting:
• 1 c butter
• 6 oz. cream cheese
• 2 lbs powdered sugar
• 6 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 4 drops green food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line cupcake tins with liners.
2. Strain puree to remove seeds and combine with milk and vanilla
3. Cream butter on medium-high speed in mixer until pale and creamy.
4. Add sugar and beat on high until well-combined and fluffy (about 5-7 minutes).
5. Add eggs one at a time and beat well
6. Whisk dry ingredients together to combine .
7. Slowly add dry ingredients to mixer on low. Alternate with with wet ingredients.
8. Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until cupcake tops spring back when touched- Approximately 20-24 minutes.

Frosting:
1. Cream together butter and cream cheese
2. Slowly add the powdered sugar
3. Mix in the lime juice and food coloring.

To decorate the cosmopolitan cupcakes, roll the edges in pink sanding sugar.