Mango Key Lime Cupcakes Recipes

MANGO KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For The Cake Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the cake mix, sugar and flour in a large mixing bowl. Add in wet ingredients: water, sour cream, oil, mango, and eggs. Beat on low until mixed then bet on medium/high for 2 minutes. Line cupcake pan with paper cups and fill 2/3 way full with batter. Turn oven down to 325 degrees and bake for about 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• For the Filling In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Whisk over med/high heat until mixture thickens. Take off heat, cover, and chill.
• For the Frosting Combine butter, shortening, vanilla, lime juice, and mango in a large mixing bowl. Beat on high for 5 minutes. Turn mixer to low. Add the powdered sugar, little by little, until mixture becomes thick and creamy and there are no lumps. Add more or less powdered sugar as needed to get the desired consistency.
• Putting the Cupcake Together Once the cupcakes are cooled and the custard is chilled, place the custard in a piping bag with a large tip (I use Wilton #12 tip). Poke the tip 2/3 of the way into the cupcake and gently squeeze filling into the center of the cupcake being careful not to bust the cupcake. The filling should push the tip up and out the top of the cupcake as it fills the center. Do this for every cupcake. Place frosting in piping bag with whatever tip you would like and frost away. Garnish with key lime zest (or sugar sprinkles).

KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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.

MANGO-LIME MINI CUPCAKE BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place mini paper baking cup in each of 24 mini muffin cups; spray paper cups with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 1/3 cup milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended. Beat in 1 teaspoon lime peel. Stir in mango.
• Fill each muffin cup with about 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon batter or until about two-thirds full.
• Bake 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with star tip; pipe frosting on each cupcake.