Key Lime Cupcakes

Name: Key Lime Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons almond extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 4 larges eggs; 24 servings Graham cracker crumbs; 79 milliliters Key lime juice; 1 strip Lime rind; 1 Tbsp lime zest; 237 milliliters Paper baking; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 59 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters sugar; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 651 milliliters all-purpose soft-wheat flour; 355 milliliters whipping cream

Key Lime Cupcakes might be just the American recipe you are searching for. For 58 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 24. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 373 calories. A mixture of lime zest, condensed milk, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Shortening

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Oven

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts.

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Baking Powder

Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Place paper baking cups in 2 (12-cup) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full.

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Cooking Spray

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely.

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Oven

To prepare Key Lime Filling, stir together all ingredients in a medium bowl until blended. Chill 1 hour or until thick. Makes 2 cups. Fill each cupcake with cupcake with Key Lime Filling.

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Cupcakes

Lime

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Bowl

To fill cupcakes, insert the end of a wooden spoon or dowel into the center of the cupcake to make a hole. Fill a zip-top plastic freezer bag with filling or frosting. Use scissors or kitchen shears to snip about 1/4 inch from one corner of the bag; insert bag into the hole in the cupcake. Squeeze gently until filling comes to the top of each cupcake.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

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Wooden Spoon

Kitchen Scissors

To prepare whipped cream, beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

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Whipping Cream

Whipped Cream

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Hand Mixer

Add vanilla and sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form. Store in refrigerator until ready to use. Makes 3 cups. Frost each cupcake with Fresh Whipped Cream. Top with graham cracker crumbs and lime rind.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs