Low-fat Lime Margarita Cupcakes

It’s been a busy couple of day with Kara in town from Denver! We had a great time taking Anna walking, to lunch, shopping, wedding planning for Kara and going to dinner!

In her Moses basket:

Having fun with her hands:

Kara kissing her little ducky bottom:

We also stopped over at our neighbors happy hour last night. The theme was Cinco de Mayo (the party was rescheduled from last week) so I thought lime cupcakes would be fun to try! Here is what I did:

Cupcakes:

1 box white cake mix

12 oz margarita mix (liquid) – non alcoholic because that is what I had

2 eggs

1 Tbsp grated lime zest

1 Tbsp. lime juice

Lime Icing:

1 container of vanilla frosting

4 tbsp. lime juice

1 tbsp. lime zest

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350º

2. Combine margarita mix, cake mix, eggs, lime zest and lime juice. Stir ingredients together.

4. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full.

5. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Since these have no oil, they will be better lighter than more cooked so they are not dry.

Icing:
6. Mix frosting with lime juice and lime zest.

7. Frost cooled cupcakes and top with a lime.

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