St. Patricks Day Lime Cream Cupcakes
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with these lime cream cupcakes. These cupcakes come together super quick and easy, they are light and fluffy and pop with a zingy citrus flavour. If you are looking for something to help get you in the St. “Patty’s Day” spirit, whipping up a batch of these cupcakes will be a fun and yummy way of doing so. Perfect for a school party, or perhaps a neighbourhood Irish féasta, a plate of these festive cupcakes will be a firm favourite.
Ingredients:
1 Cup Butter, softened
2 Cup Sugar
3 Eggs
2 tsp Lime rind, finely grated
1 tsp Vanilla
3 ½ Cup Plain flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
2 Cup Sour cream
FROSTING:
3 Tbsp Butter, softened
2 ¼ Cup Icing sugar
2 Tbsp Lime juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 tsp Lime rind, finely grated
1 – 2 Tbsp Milk
MAKES: 12 PREP and COOK: 60 minutes
Method
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using an electric beater until light and fluffy.
Now beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add the lime peel and vanilla; mix well.
Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (batter will be thick).
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter.
Bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, cream butter and sugar in small mixing bowl. Add lime juice, vanilla, lime peel, milk and food colouring; beat until smooth.
Frost cupcakes and serve.
Recipe by: A Better Choice
