What You Need:

1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste

1 tsp lime zest

1 tsp lime extract

maraschino cherries and juice to dip cupcakes in

How To Create:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Set up your cupcake pan with liners
-Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
-In a separate large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer or Kitchenaid on medium to high for 30 seconds.
-Now add sugar, vanilla, lime zest and extract to the butter and beat until combined.
-Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
-Alternate, the flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed until everything is well mixed together
-Fill the cupcake pan liners 2/3 with cake batter
-Bake for 18-20 minutes.
-Remove cupcakes from pan and allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before dipping into the cherry juice.

 

Lime Frosting:

1 c unsalted sweet cream butter

3 c powder sugar

1 tsp lime extract

3 tbs heavy whipping cream

Directions:

-In large mixing bowl, beat butter and lime extract on high speed until fluffy
Add 3 cups of sugar, one at a time.

-add in heavy cream if frosting is looking like sugar pebbles.
Scrape the sides to get all of the sugar.

-Mix until your frosting is stiff and wont fall off the whisk.

-Pipe the cupcake using a star tip and top with green sprinkles and a

These are so fun & easy perfect for summer!!