Key Lime Cupcakes

By Realtychick

Ingredients

• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
• 1/2 teaspoon neon-green food coloring
• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

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.

Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool.


Frost with white or cream cheese icing