Lime Baby Cakes
17 ingredients
7 steps
Ingredients
- FOR THE BABY CAKES:
- 3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2-1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
- 2-1/2 cups Sugar
- 4 whole Large Eggs, At Room Temperature
- 5 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- 2 Tablespoons Finely Grated Lime Peel
- 1/2 teaspoons Neon-green Food Coloring (found In The Baking Aisle Of The Grocery Store)
- 1-1/2 cup Buttermilk
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
- 1-1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
- 1 Tablespoon Finely Grated Lime Peel
- 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
Directions
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1For the baby cakes:
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2Preheat oven to 350°F.
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3A couple notes: I prefer to use flexible silicone mini muffin pans with no paper liners for this recipe, but you can also prepare metal mini muffin pans with paper liners. Also, I found that there are different-sized mini muffin pans out there, so your yield and baking time may vary a bit. The silicone pans I used yield a little bigger mini cupcake than others, which I also happen to like.
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4Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then the lime juice, lime peel, and food coloring. Batter may look curdled, but that's just fine. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, in 3 additions. Spoon batter into liners, about 2/3 full. Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean. This took about 20 minutes for me, but it will depend on the size of your tins, so pay close attention to your baking time. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before adding frosting.
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5For the frosting:
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6Beat all ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. With a medium-large plain round tip, pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes, or simply spread it on with a knife. Sprinkle a bit of fresh lime zest over tops, if desired.
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7Source: Heavily adapted from Bon Appetit, original recipe from Buttersweet Bakery in Atlanta.
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