Adult Cupcakes!!!!! Whooo Hooooo!!!!!!

Margarita Cupcakes

325* preheated oven



For the Cupcakes:
3 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter at room temp
2 cups sugar
4 eggs at room temp
3 zested and juiced limes
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of buttermilt
1/2 cup tequila (Jose~ is my friend)

For the Tequila-Lime Buttercream:
2 cups sugar
8 egg WHITES
3 sticks of butter at room temp
3 tbsp lime juice or Margarita Mix
4 tbsp tequila

Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.  Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in separate bowl.  Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  (about 5 minutes)  Add eggs, mix in lime zest and juice.  Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk until just incorporated.  Fill muffin cup to about 3/4 of the way full.  Bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool.  Brush cupcake tops with tequila while still warm.

Frosting

Place stand mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water.  Whisk sugar and egg whites together until sugar is dissolved.  (must reach temp of 160*)

When dissolved, whisk on high until soft peaks appear and the mixture is cool.  Add butter 1 tsp at a time, (may start to look funny but that is ok, just keep whisking)  Add lime juice and tequila.  Continue to mix until smooth and fluffy.

When cupcakes are cook, hollow out a penny sized hole in the center and pipe icing into the center and continue piping until cupcake is frosted!!!!!!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!