Key Lime Pie Cupcakes
These Key Lime Cupcakes are a light buttery cupcake with key lime filling topped with a rich and delicious key lime buttercream frosting.
Servings 24
Calories 263kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box Butter golden cake mix *baked into 24 cupcakes according to package directions *see notes
- For The Filling:
- 1 tsp fresh lime zest
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- For The Frosting:
- 16 tbsp butter (2 sticks) softened
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp key lime juice
- 1 tsp fresh lime zest
- 3 tbsp half and half
Instructions
- Make boxed cake mix per package directions and bake into 24 cupcakes.
- While cupcakes are cooling, first make the filling.
- Whisk together 1/2 cup key lime juice and the sweetened condensed milk.
- Place filling mixture inside a piping bag with a Wilton #230 filling tip attached. While holding a cupcake in one hand, use the other hand to insert the cupcake filling tip in the middle of the cupcake. Slowly pull the tip up and out as you feel the cupcake start to expand. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
- Next, make the frosting.
- In a mixing bowl, cream softened butter and 1 cup powdered sugar until blended. Add lime zest, vanilla, lime juice and half and half. Slowly add remaining sugar, one cup at a time, until frosting is creamy and smooth.
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and garnish with any remaining lime zest, if desired.
- Store cupcakes in a sealed container in the refrigerator and set out to come to room temperature before serving.
Notes
*Substituting whole milk for water in a boxed cake mix will give you better results, so your cheater cupcakes taste more like they were whipped up from scratch. You can also add a couple of tablespoons of key lime juice to the boxed cupcake batter. Just be sure to take away 2 tbsp of the milk that you are replacing.
*See recipe tips section in the post for more helpful ideas.
Nutrition
Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 1g | Iron: 1mg