Lime Baby Cakes

mini lime cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

4.7 Stars (35 Reviews)

Yield: 50 baby cakes

prep time: 45

cook time: 20

total time: 1 5

A fun, vibrant treat! Buttermilk makes these mini cupcakes dense and moist, and lime juice and zest give them zingy fresh citrus flavor. A swirl of cream cheese frosting on top offers the perfect creamy contrast.

Ingredients

Lime Mini Cupcakes:

3.5 c. all-purpose flour
2.25 tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. kosher salt
1 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2.5 c. sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
5 T. fresh lime juice
2 T. finely grated lime peel (I like to use a microplane zester)
neon green food coloring
1.5 c. buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting:

8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1.5 c. powdered sugar
½ c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 T. finely grated lime peel (I like to use a microplane zester)
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Lime Mini Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350° F. I prefer to use flexible silicone mini muffin pans with no paper liners for this recipe, but you can also prepare metal mini muffin pans with paper liners. Sizes of mini muffin pans vary quite a bit, so your yield and baking time may vary. I set the silicone muffin pans on sheet pans, for sturdiness.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in eggs one at a time, then the lime juice, lime peel, and food coloring. Batter may look curdled, but that's just fine. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, in 3 additions. Spoon batter into liners, about 2/3 full.
Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean. This takes about 20 minutes for me, but it will depend on the size of your tins, so pay close attention to your baking time. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before adding frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients until smooth. With a medium-large plain round pastry tip (Mine has a tip opening of about 5/16"), pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes, or simply spread it on with a knife. Sprinkle a bit of fresh lime zest over tops, if desired.

Notes

heavily adapted from bon appetit, original recipe from Buttersweet Bakery in Atlanta

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1 Calories: 159kcal Carbohydrates: 21g Protein: 2g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 5g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 34mg Sodium: 92mg Sugar: 14g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Spoonacular. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your own favorite calculator.

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