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<h3 style="text-align: left;">While on a site trip in in Seattle, Washington we took a brief detour and stumbled upon these delicious tiny cakes. Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, these Margarita Cupcakes are insane! A lime cake with a lime tequila buttercream, do we need to say more. Let the fiesta begin!!!</h3>
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<h2>Margarita Cupcakes</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">INGREDIENTS</p>
<strong>For the Cupcakes:</strong>
1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
1½ Tsp Baking Powder
¼ Tsp Salt
½ Cup Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
2 Eggs, at Room Temperature
Zest and Juice of 1½ Limes
2 Tbsp Tequila
¼ Tsp Vanilla Extract
½ Cup Buttermilk
To Brush the Cupcakes:
1 to 2 Tbsp Tequila

<strong>For the Tequila-Lime Frosting:</strong>
1 Cup Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature
2¾ Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Tsp Lime Juice
2 Tsp Tequila
Pinch of Salt[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]INSTRUCTIONS:
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 	<li>Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place paper liners in tray; set aside.</li>
 	<li>In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.</li>
 	<li>In an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and sugar pale and fluffy.</li>
 	<li>Mixer on medium add eggs individually, mixing thoroughly after each.</li>
 	<li>Scrape bowl and add lime zest, lime juice, vanilla extract and tequila. Mix until combined.  (If mixture starts to curdle, don’t worry, power on!)</li>
 	<li>Mixer on low, add dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the buttermilk in two batches. Mix until incorporated, then one last mix by hand with a spatula.</li>
 	<li>Divide batter in muffin cups (makes 12). Baking for 25 minutes or until golden, use a skewer to see if moist or done.  Cooling time 5 to 10 min. then remove.</li>
 	<li>Brush the tops with tequila; set aside until cooled completely.</li>
 	<li>Frosting, whip butter in mixer on medium-high for 5 min. Reduce to medium-low and gradually add the powdered sugar, add in the lime juice, salt mix until fluffy.  Frosting soft add a spoonful or two of sugar.</li>
 	<li>Frost and garnish, if desired, with lime zest and sprinkling of salt and lime wedge.</li>
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If you would prefer to omit liquor in these cupcakes, you can.  Just remove the tequila from both batter and frosting, remembering to add 1 Tbsp. of vanilla extract in its place.

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