Margarita Cupcakes With Key Lime Icing

From: Chef #1346853

On Aug 9, 2009

I made these for a Jimmy Buffett tailgate and they were a TOTAL hit! People were coming from all over asking where the cupcakes were... absolutely delicious and now legendary for Buffett fans! The icing really makes these cupcakes top notch.

From: Doc's Mom

On Jun 23, 2009

I used a yellow cake mix and prepared it as stated on the box; but instead of water I used the thawed margarita mix. The box called for 1 ¼ cups of water, which was perfect for the 10 oz can of margarita mix. The cupcake came out perfectly moist!! I also halved the frosting which was perfect… so good!

From: newspapergal

On Sep 16, 2007

These are excellent in terms of flavor. I am giving one less star b/c there is no oven temperature indicated. I used 350, the temp on the cake-mix directions, and a few of my cupcakes near the back of the oven were overcooked in 24 min. I think I'd reduce the temp to 325 next time? I used a cheap, store-brand cake mix and a can of frozen limeade instead of margarita (the ingredient list is almost identical). I halved the butter/cream cheese/confect sugar for the icing but left the key lime amount the same, and it was the perfect amount. I think I would've had a lot left if I'd made the full 8 Tbsp/8oz. These are moist and full of delicious, tart lime flavor. I'll make these again.

From: Starrynews

On May 10, 2008

These are awesome! I agree that it would help to have the oven time in the recipe, so a big thank you to the previous reviewers for their fabulous suggestions. I baked mine for 20 minutes at 325 and they came out perfectly. I was using leftover margarita mix that had already been mixed with tequila, and they came out great (wanted to do something besides make more margaritas with it!)! I also took the suggestion to halve the icing, and I'm so glad I did. I only used 3 tablespoons of butter, 3 oz of cream cheese, and about 1 1/2 c of confectioners' sugar, keeping the lime juice and zest the same, and I still had too much icing. I discovered the leftover icing was delicious used as a dip for strawberries!