Margarita Cupcakes Easy Alcohol Free Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 20 muffin cups with paper liners. Combine the first 5 ingredients. Beat on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium 2 minutes., Fill prepared cups half full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons lime juice, meringue powder and water. Whisk until frothy. Add confectioners' sugar, shortening, and remaining lime juice. Beat until smooth; frost cupcakes. If desired, garnish with lime zest and slices.

Steps:

• Combine the lime juice, orange juice and agave in a spouted measuring cup. Pour into a 12-compartment ice cube tray and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Pour the salt into a small dish. Dip the rims of 2 glasses in water, then dip the rims in the salt to coat.
• Combine the ice cubes, seltzer and frozen juice cubes in a blender and blend on high until smooth and pourable. Pour into the prepared glasses and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Mix cake mix according to package directions, EXCEPT substitute equal quantity of margarita mix for water.
• Filled lined cupcake tins about 1/3 full with batter. Bake as directed on box.
• Mix lime juice with prepared frosting. After cupcakes are cooled completely, frost. Decorate tops with yellow sugar and 1/4 of a lime jelly candy, if desired.

Steps:

• Follow instructions on Cake mix, but zest 1 of the limes and add it to the batter for a kick.
• Place Cupcakes in oven and bake for 22 minutes.
• While the cupcakes are baking, it is time to make the icing!
• Mix the cream cheese and butter till well combined.
• Then mix in the vanilla and slowly add the powdered sugar.
• Next add some of the jello mix. Add little spoonfuls at a time then taste and see if you need to add more flavoring.
• Once the cupcakes are out of the oven and cool begin to frost the cupcakes.
• After all the cupcakes are frosted sprinkle some of the sugar crystal sprinkles to look like the salt around the rim of the Margarita.
• If you do not like sprinkles, add some lime zest on the tops of the cupcakes instead.
• I got the frosting recipe from here- http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cream-cheese-frosting-ii/.