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Super Easy Recipe of the Month
May:  Margarita Cupcakes
1 1/4 cups pre-mixed margarita mix. (Jose Cuervo Golden)
White cake mix
3 egg whites
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp lime zest
1 batch Lime Buttercream Icing
Green sugar
Candy lime slices

Mix the cake mix, egg whites & vegetable oil according to the box, but add the lime zest, and 1 1/4 cup of the margarita mixture instead of water. Mix on low for about 30 seconds and then increase to medium speed for two minutes (the batter will still be a bit lumpy).

Spoon the batter into prepared muffin pan and bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick registers done in the center cupcake. Remove the pan from the oven and cool 5 minutes. Remove the cupcakes and cool completely.

Lime Buttercream Icing
3 cups + 3 Tbsp confectioner's sugar (1lbs)
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1/8 tsp salt
1 Tbsp lime juice (or a little more to taste)

Add the butter, confectioner's sugar, salt, and lime juice to the stand mixer and mix on low using the paddle attachment until combined. Turn the speed to med-high until the icing is fluffy. Add the icing to a pastry bag fitted with a 2D tip and ice the cupcakes.

For decorating:  I added a drop of green food coloring to the frosting to give it a slight hint of green.  Then I added green sugar around the edge to mimic the salt on a margarita glass.  The green 'lime' wedge was added to finish off the cupcake, but I had someone suggest that it was the worm that lives in the bottle of tequila. (You can call it what ever you like.)
 

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