Margarita Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package cake mix (no pudding in mix)
• 1 (10 ounce) can frozen margarita mix, thawed (undiluted)
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest
• 1 (14 ounce) package icing, mix (use creamy buttercream)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
• strawberry
• lime twist

Recipe

• 1 line the cups of a 12-cavity muffin pan with liners. preheat oven to 350 degree f.
• 2 in a large bowl combine the cake mix, thawed margarita mix, egg whites and vegetable oil with a mixer and beat until well blended. stir in the lime zest.
• 3 fill muffin cups 2/3s full; you will use half the batter. bake 22-24 minutes. remove when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. remove from oven and cool 5-8 minutes. remove from pan and complete cooling.
• 4 line the cups of the muffin pan again with liners. repeat filling the liners with remaining batter. bake and cool as above.
• 5 to make the icing: prepare icing mix according to package directions, stirring in the lime juice and zest.