These key lime cupcakes are so delicious, you’ll never want to go back to the old recipe again. The tangy lime flavor is perfect with the sweet frosting and fluffy cupcake texture. ..
Key Lime Cupcakes with Filling
Sweet, tangy, zesty – these key lime cupcakes are sublime! Buttercream frosting atop a fluffy filled cupcake, crowned with a slice of lime – gorgeous and delicious. Perfect for birthdays, dessert, summer parties – any time you want a bit of zesty joy in your life! Looking for more cupcake recipes? Why not also try my Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes and my Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes!
How to Make Key Lime Cupcakes
Mix your wet and dry ingredients separately then incorporate them to make the batter. Fill your cupcake liners with the batter and bake. Make your vanilla pudding according to the package instructions. Mix all your buttercream ingredients in a stand mixer. Pipe your vanilla filling into the hollowed-out cupcakes. Pipe the buttercream onto the cupcakes. Coat the buttercream with the crushed vanilla wafers. Serve and enjoy!
Moist, fluffy, and packed with flavor, these sweet and zesty cupcakes are as tasty as they are gorgeous! Perfect for summer parties and BBQs, these little beauties can be whipped up ahead of time – and you can double up to make a bigger batch! With all the flavors and textures of a key lime pie, these key lime cupcakes will become a firm favorite any time of the year. Vanilla and lime combine in the most delicious bundles of yumminess – pure sunshine in a cupcake!
Limes: This recipe calls for key limes, but you can use bottled key lime juice or Persian limes instead. Pudding: Swap the vanilla pudding for cheesecake pudding or white chocolate pudding. Topping: Top these cupcakes with crumbled graham crackers instead of vanilla wafers Garnish: Take the garnish to the next level by candying the limes. To candy lime slices, bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil in a small saucepan. Simmer the limes for 15-20 minutes, then let dry completely on a cooling rack, about 1 hour.
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