Strawberry Lime Cupcakes
Strawberry Lime Cupcakes are perfect for summer, with a tangy lime cupcake base and sweet strawberry frosting they are sure to be loved by all. A family-friendly, non-alcoholic alternative to strawberry margarita cupcakes!
I have all these bright colored cupcake wrappers that I hardly ever use, so I knew it was time to whip up another fun cupcake for the blog. These Strawberry Lime Cupcakes are inspired by a strawberry limeade drink.
Drinks make great cupcake flavors! And if there’s one thing about summer, it’s that it’s hot and we get thirsty, right? Bring on the lemonades, limeades, and frozen drinks!
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If you’ve been a reader of my blog for a while, you’d probably agree that it’s fair to say that I have a lime addiction. Lime makes the best desserts and drinks (and even dinners)! Pairing tangy limes with sweet strawberries was another great combo! Absolute perfection!
Often times I will just doctor a cake mix for my cake and cupcake recipes, but today we are baking from scratch! Yay! Enjoy these Strawberry Lime Cupcakes asap!
Strawberry Lime Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, (stir flour, then spoon into cup and level it)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, (1 stick) room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- zest and juice of 2 limes, (or ⅓ cup (80ml) of lime juice – zest is highly recommended though)
- ½ cup (118 g) buttermilk, room temperature (can make with ½ cup milk plus 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar – let sit 5 minutes before using)
Frosting:
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, (12 Tbsp) room temperature
- ¾ cup (228 g) natural strawberry preserves/jelly
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together with the paddle attachment. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix thoroughly after each addition. Add the lime zest and juice. Combine.
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Do not over mix!
- Line muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. (There may be a tiny bit of batter leftover, but do not overfill the cupcake liners.)
- Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 13-15 minutes or until baked all the way through. Let cupcakes rest in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
- Make the frosting by beating the butter and strawberry preserves until smooth. Scraping the bowl as needed. Add the powdered sugar and salt. Mix until combined.
- Scoop frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip (Wilton 2D or 1M). Pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Top with a slice of lime or fresh strawberry for decoration. Enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
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I tried the frosting recipe and the consistency was way off. No matter how long I tried to cream the butter with the jam, it wouldn’t get smooth. It was lumpy and honestly looked like raw ground turkey. Adding the sugar did help and I was able to get it a little smoother but in the end it was still very grainy, an unattractive pale grayish pink color, and a little too wet to pipe. Any suggestions??
Were you using the paddle attachment to cream the butter and jam? (I have broken down just the frosting portion in this post here: https://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/strawberry-buttercream-frosting/) Mixing in the powdered sugar one cup at a time may also help with the lumps. If you had to beat it extra long, that may be why it was too soft/wet to pipe. It may also be the type of jam. I try to use the thickest/firmest strawberry jam/preserves to use for frosting. You can also try refrigerating the frosting for a bit after it’s made to help firm it up. Sorry you had a rough time with the frosting.