Key Lime Cupcakes
on Jun 22, 2016, Updated Jan 01, 2024
These tart, tangy, and sweet Key Lime Cupcakes with Key Lime Butter Cream Icing are so simple to make. Perfect summer dessert idea.
Key Lime Cupcakes
We often like to take store bought cake mixes and kick them up a notch with the addition of flavors. For summer months, we make our favorite Root Beer Float Cupcakes and also our Orange Crush Cupcakes.
We love our Key Lime Pie Recipe, my family requests it often during the summer. I love making it for them but a cheesecake takes more effort than cupcakes. Since lime flavors are a favorite at our house, these super easy and super tasty key lime cupcakes are perfect.
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The addition of lime juice in the cupcake plus the lime juice and zest in the icing makes this simple dessert taste amazing. They were a hit with my entire family.
You will need one white cake mix and the ingredients called for on the package to make this refreshing dessert. Additionally you will need butter, powdered sugar, and key limes or limes. Key limes can be difficult to locate in some areas and some grocery stores. You could easily make this recipe with key limes or with regular limes. The flavor will still be amazing.
INGREDIENTS
Cake:
1 box White Cake Mix
+box ingredients
1/2 cup Lime Juice
Frosting:
1 cup Butter
6 cup Powdered Sugar
6 tbsp Lime Juice
2 tsp Lime Zest
1 drop Green Food Coloring
DIRECTIONS
Make batter according to box EXCEPT replace 1/2 cup of water with 1/2 cup lime juice.
Fill liners about 1/2 full.
Bake 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely on wire rack.
Cream butter in a large bowl.
Add lime juice and food coloring.
Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.
Add lime zest and whip until distributed.
Transfer to piping bag to frost cupcakes.
Do you have a favorite lime dessert that you make during the hot summer months?
Key Lime Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box White Cake Mix
- box ingredients
- 1/2 cup Lime Juice
Frosting
- 1 cup Butter
- 6 cup Powdered Sugar
- 6 tbsp Lime Juice
- 2 tsp Lime Zest
- 1 drop Green Food Coloring
Instructions
- Make batter according to box EXCEPT replace 1/2 cup of water with 1/2 cup lime juice.
- Fill liners about 1/2 full.
- Bake 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely on wire rack.
- Cream butter in a large bowl.
- Add lime juice and food coloring.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.
- Add lime zest and whip until distributed.
- Transfer to piping bag to frost cupcakes.
Nutrition
Looking for other lime desserts? Check out these other great lime dessert recipes…
So excited to make these! My box mix calls for 1 cup of water. So am I doing half lime and half water?
These cupcakes look delicious! Thanks for linking up with us at Welcome Home Wednesdays!
These look so light and fluffy, and absolutely delicious! Thanks for the great recipe at Merry Monday!
I love key lime pie, so key lime cupcakes sound amazing! We’d love to have you share this at our weekly link party. https://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/06/farmers-market-meals-and-little-bird.html Hope to see you there!
Wow, these look delicious! I love that you added lime zest to the frosting and lime slices for decoration – so pretty!
These sound so yummy! I love the taste of key lime so I will definitely have to give these a go!
Yum! I’d like to invite you to come post on the new Share the Love blog party. Monday thru Thursday. I hope to see you. https://homecookingrecipebox.blogspot.com/
those look yummy! I love key lime pie so will have to try these!