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Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote
Servings 16 cupcakes
Calories 234

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

Frosting

  • 3/4 C butter unsalted
  • 5 C powdered sugar
  • Few drops red food coloring
  • 3 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice
  • 12 maraschino cherries lime slices

Instructions
 

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Sift all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
  • Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to the flour and whisk place to the side.
  • In the bowl of an electric stand mixer using a paddle, whip together butter, sugar until pale and fluffy
  • Mix in egg, then the egg whites one at a time, add in the vanilla with 2nd egg white.
  • In the liquid measuring cup add buttermilk,and lime juice whisk together
  • Begin to mix all ingredients together by adding 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with 1/2 of the buttermilk mixture and mixing just until combined after each addition.
  • Fill 12 paper lined muffin cups only to 3/4 full so you may get more than 12
  • Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted the center cupcake comes out clean, about 18 - 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool several minutes

Frosting

  • Mix butter, powdered sugar, food coloring and cherry juice together with a hand mixer until it reaches the consistency of frosting.
  • Once the frosting is mixed together well, add to a piping bag and pipe it over the cooled cupcakes.
  • Top with cherry and lime slices to garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcalke | Calories: 234 | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Net Carbs: 62g

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.

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