Honey Lime Cupcakes

These Honey Lime Cupcakes are the ultimate dessert. Soft and fluffy lime flavored cupcakes topped with a cream cheese lime honey frosting. What a treat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 17

Total Time 37

Servings Cupcakes

Calories 275kcal

Equipment

large mixing bowl
Small bowls
cupcake pan
paper liners
Electric mixer
Piping bag

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoons lime zest
1 teaspoon vanilla

For the frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese softened
½ cup butter softened
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon lime zest
3-4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time until well mixed.
In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
In another small bowl, whisk the honey, milk, lime juice, zest and vanilla together.
Add about ½ of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine.
Add the milk/honey mixture to the butter mixture until incorporated.
Add in the remaining flour and mix until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Fill each of a lined cupcake pan about ⅔ full. Place in the oven and bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleanly. Remove and allow to cool completely before frosting.
To make the frosting, place the cream cheese, butter and honey in a large bowl and beat for about a minute until light and creamy. Add in the lime zest and mix.
Add in the powdered sugar in increments to determine how much you’ll need to achieve desired consistency. Once the frosting is thick enough to pipe, place in a frosting bag with a tip of choice and frost each cupcake.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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