A Lemon cake with a shot of Patron and Grand Mariner. Then topped off with a delicious Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting and sprinkled with some colored salt and a lime Wedge. The perfect Margarita.
Cupcakes:
- 1 box of Lemon cake
- 1 package of vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2/3 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup Lime Juice
- 1/4 Cup Tequila
- 2 Tablespoon Grand Mariner
Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon tequila
- 2 tablespoon grand mariner
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 package cream cheese
- 1 Cup white sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, lime juice and grand mariner. Beat for 2 minutes
- Pour batter into Cupcake pan and back for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While cupcakes are cooling mix glaze ingredients and spoon over the cupcakes. Let Cupcakes cool completely.
Frosting:
- Beat Whipping Cream until stiff peaks form, set aside.
- In large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat until smooth then fold in Whipped Cream.
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bgirlsweetness (102 discussions) on May 29, 2012 at 08:42 AM
Sounds AWESOME! I love making alcohol infused cupcakes...it seems to make everyone happy, LOL!
Comment by: darceylloyd (1 discussion) on May 8, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Do you know if it has to be instant pudding mix or can cook & serve work??
Comment by: darceylloyd (1 discussion) on May 9, 2011 at 11:36 AM
These are so yummy but my frosting didnt turn out too well it was too runny it could have been the whipping cream was not whippped enough but I am not sure either way it was delicious.. well most diff make again.
