Description
This recipe is quick and easy to make. Contains a hint of lime with a moist cake and smooth cream cheese frosting. A great treat for everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix (such as Pillsbury® Classic White)
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons lime zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 3 drops green food coloring (Optional)
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons lime zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons pearlized sprinkles, or as needed (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix
- water
- eggs
- and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until batter is smooth
- about 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest
- lime juice
- and food coloring; mix well. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean
- about 18 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
- Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest and vanilla extract to creamed butter mixture; mix well. Mix confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup at a time
- into creamed butter mixture until frosting is smooth; chill in refrigerator until frosting is thickened
- about 30 minutes.
- Spread frosting onto each cupcake and top with sprinkles.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 24