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Strawberry Lime Stuffed Cupcakes Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature .
  • Icing .
  • 1 drop green food coloring .
  • 1/4 tsp fine salt .
  • 6 large ripe strawberries, hulled .
  • 1 1/2 tsps baking powder .
  • green sugar candy sprinkles .
  • 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour .
  • 3/4 c unsalted butter, melted .
  • Cupcake .
  • 2/3 c sugar .
  • 2 tbsps freshly squeezed lime juice .
  • 1 1/2 tbsps finely grated lime zest .
  • 2 tsps pure vanilla extract .
  • 1 1/3 c confectioners' sugar, sifted

Directions
  • Step #1 Preheat the oven to 350°F Line the muffin tin with ccake liners.
  • Step #2 Whisk the flour, baking powder, & salt together in a medium bowl.
  • Step #3 In another medium bowl, beat the eggs & sugar with an electric mixer until light & foamy, about 2 mins.
  • Step #4 While beating, slowly pour in the butter & then the vanilla.
  • Step #5 While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, & follow with the rest of the dry ingredients.
  • Step #6 Take care not to over mix the batter.
  • Step #7 Divide the batter evenly in the prepared tin.
  • Step #8 Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30 mins.
  • Step #9 Cool ccakes on a rack in the tin for 10 mins, then remove.
  • Step #10 Cool on the rack completely.
  • Step #11 For icing: Mix the confectioners' sugar & lime zest in a medium bowl.
  • Step #12 Add the lime juice & mix with an electric mixer to make a firm but pourable icing.
  • Step #13 (If needed, add up to 1 tsp more juice, but take care if the icing is too loose it doesn't set properly.
  • Step #14 ) Add food color to make a pale pastel green icing.
  • Step #15 To assemble: Remove ccake from its liner.
  • Step #16 Cut & remove a strawberry (coned) shaped portion of ccake from the top of each ccake, leaving about 1/2 to 1-inch of cake in the bottom.
  • Step #17 Stuff each cake with a strawberry & cover with a little bit of cake.
  • Step #18 Spoon & spread icing over the top of the ccakes.
  • Step #19 Sprinkle top with green sanding sugar.
  • Step #20 Top with small mint leaves or candied leaves.
  • Enjoy the Strawberry Lime Stuffed Cupcakes recipe

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