Lime Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Lime Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 651 milliliters Gold Medal® all purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 5 egg whites; 394 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 3 Tbsps grated lime peel; 237 milliliters milk; 828 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 1 slice Small strawberries, strawberry lime slices and/or shredded lime peel; 1 teaspoon vanilla

The recipe Lime Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is ready in roughly 2 hours and 35 minutes and is definitely an awesome vegetarian option for lovers of American food. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 329 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. If you have lime juice, lime peel, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer.

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Granulated Sugar

Shortening

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lime peel and vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about 1/3 at a time, with milk, about 1/2 at a time, beating just until blended. Stir in lime juice. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, fill each about 2/3 full.

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Egg Whites

Lime Juice

Lime Peel

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Muffin Liners

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Cupcakes

Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy. Beat in strawberries until well blended. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable.

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Powdered Sugar