LIME CUPCAKES STUFFED WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND WITH LIME FROSTING
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUPCAKES
1 Cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
2 eggs large
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
11/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon lime zest (grated lime skin)
fresh strawberries 12
METHOD FOR THE LIME CUPCAKES
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C.
Line the cupcake cups with paper liners.
Take a bowl and mix together the dry ingredients flour and baking powder.Sift and set aside.In another bowl with an electric beater beat the butter and sugar together till it is creamy and fluffy.Now add in the eggs one at a time and the vanilla extract and beat well again.
Now mix the sifted flour baking powder mixture and milk alternately.Mix well till all ingredients are well blended and formed into a smooth batter.Now stir in the lime zest.
Spoon this batter into the paper lined cupcake pans and bake for about 20-25 minutes.Let the cupcakes cool completely before filling them with the strawberries and frosting them.
Now cut the top of the cupcake into a cone shape with the knife leaving around 1 inch of the cake at the bottom of the cupcake.(refer to how to cut cone shape with knife post on this blog).
Stuff the hole with the strawberry and cover with the remaining cake.
FOR THE LIME FROSTING
1/2 cup butter softened
4 cups powdered (confectioner's )sugar
2 tablespoons of lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
lime zest for garnish
METHOD
Using an electric beater at a medium speed beat the butter till it is creamy.add vanilla extract and beat again.Now add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat after each addition till you get a desired thick consistency.Add the lime juice .Put the frosting in the piping bag and pipe swirls of your choice.Garnish your cupcakes with the lime zest.
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUPCAKES
1 Cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
2 eggs large
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
11/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon lime zest (grated lime skin)
fresh strawberries 12
METHOD FOR THE LIME CUPCAKES
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C.
Line the cupcake cups with paper liners.
Take a bowl and mix together the dry ingredients flour and baking powder.Sift and set aside.In another bowl with an electric beater beat the butter and sugar together till it is creamy and fluffy.Now add in the eggs one at a time and the vanilla extract and beat well again.
Now mix the sifted flour baking powder mixture and milk alternately.Mix well till all ingredients are well blended and formed into a smooth batter.Now stir in the lime zest.
Spoon this batter into the paper lined cupcake pans and bake for about 20-25 minutes.Let the cupcakes cool completely before filling them with the strawberries and frosting them.
Now cut the top of the cupcake into a cone shape with the knife leaving around 1 inch of the cake at the bottom of the cupcake.(refer to how to cut cone shape with knife post on this blog).
Stuff the hole with the strawberry and cover with the remaining cake.
FOR THE LIME FROSTING
1/2 cup butter softened
4 cups powdered (confectioner's )sugar
2 tablespoons of lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
lime zest for garnish
METHOD
Using an electric beater at a medium speed beat the butter till it is creamy.add vanilla extract and beat again.Now add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat after each addition till you get a desired thick consistency.Add the lime juice .Put the frosting in the piping bag and pipe swirls of your choice.Garnish your cupcakes with the lime zest.
