Lime Cupcakes Recipe

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Ingredients:

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cupcakes
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tbsp finely grated lime peel
3/4 cup buttermilk
frosting
100 g cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tbsp finely grated lime peel
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
(or just get duncan hines packaged frosting, and mix it with some lime juice)

Directions:

CUPCAKES
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. Whisk both flours in medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar; beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then next 3 ingredients (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each liner.
Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool.
FROSTING
Beat all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Spread over cupcakes.
Optional: sprinkle some of the cupcakes with toasted, finely chopped macadamia nuts and some with lime zest.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1783.02 Kcal (7465 kJ)
Calories from fat	755.35 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	83.93g	129%
Cholesterol	171.19mg	57%
Sodium	1750.85mg	73%
Potassium	2989.04mg	64%
Total Carbs	238.21g	79%
Sugars	138.47g	554%
Dietary Fiber	1.86g	7%
Protein	23.58g	47%
Vitamin C	5mg	8%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	2.1mg	11%
Calcium	268.8mg	27%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	386.89 Kcal (1620 kJ)
Calories from fat	163.9 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	18.21g	129%
Cholesterol	37.15mg	57%
Sodium	379.91mg	73%
Potassium	648.58mg	64%
Total Carbs	51.69g	79%
Sugars	30.05g	554%
Dietary Fiber	0.4g	7%
Protein	5.12g	47%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	8%
Iron	0.4mg	11%
Calcium	58.3mg	27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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