Recipe

Lime Cupcakes With Prickly Pear Frosting Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lacrenshaw / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago BakeSpace's vanillagarlic finds it troublesome that prickly pears aren't readily available but does suggest substituting mango if you can't find the pears. Prep:12m Cook:23m Servings:24	Lacrenshaw
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Ingredients

CAKES:

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

a teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

3 teaspoons fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons limes zest, chopped

FROSTING:

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

3 cups confectioners' sugar

5 to 9 teaspoons prickly pear juice from 2 prickly pears

1/8 cup milk

Directions

CAKES:

Beat butter on high speed until soft, about 30 seconds.

Add sugar.

Beat on medium high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Add eggs one at a time, beat for 30 seconds between each addition.

Whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.

Measure out milk and lime juice/zest.

Add about a quarter of the flour to the butter mixture and beat to combine.

Add about 1/3 the milk/lime mixture and beat to combine.

Repeat above, alternating flour and milk and ending with flour.

Scoop into cupcake papers to about 2/3 full.

Bake 22 to 25 minutes OR until cake tester comes out clean.

Remove from oven.

Cool 10 minutes in pan.

Remove from pan and cool completely.

FROSTING:

Puree prickly pear flesh and push through a strainer for the juice.

Cream butter until light and fluffy.

Add half the sugar and beat.

Add the milk and juice and beat.

Add the rest of the sugar and beat.

Add more juice as desired for flavor and/or consistency.

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Comments

aussie_meat_pie 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Another great cupcake recipe ... 5

puddlewonderful 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Yum

alexa586 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I have to try this! I sounds so good!

chichimonkeyface 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Nice post!

midgelet 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Love different recipes!

lacrenshaw 9 months, 1 week ago said:
You guys are really easy today! We DO have a grocery relatively close to us where we can get the pears. Good luck on your quest.. you won't be disappointed. Thanks, my friends!
Lorraine

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