Key Lime Cupcakes

By mschweickert

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup self-rising flour
• (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 c sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 Tbsp finely grated lime peel
• 1/4 tsp neon-green food coloring
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp finely grated lime peel
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from bonappetit.com

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.

Beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Spread over cupcakes.