Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

Cupcakes

3 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. limeade concentrate (thawed)

3 eggs

3/4 cup milk

Lime Syrup

3/4 cup limeade concentrate

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Frosting

3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter (soft)

4 Tbsp. (or more) maraschino cherry juice

 

In a medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir together and set aside. In a separate bowl cream butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat until creamed. Add in the limeade concentrate and mix well. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl between each addition. Add the flour mixture in thirds, alternating with the milk- beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix ingredients just until moist. Divide batter evenly between cupcake liners. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350. Cool.

Whisk together limeade concentrate and powdered sugar to make lime syrup. Poke holes in top of each cupcake with skewer and pour syrup over cupcakes, allowing to soak in.

To make frosting combine powdered sugar, butter and cherry juice in a bowl. Mix until smooth. Add more cherry juice if needed.

Frost cooled cupcakes and garnish with a lime slice and maraschino cherry.

 

I saw these on pinterest and thought Adam would love these. He’s crazy about cherry limeade (the drink) and I like just about anything with a lemon or lime flavor, but these weren’t our favorite cupcakes, as far as taste goes, but they were too cute not to remember. Of course, they weren’t bad, just not our favorite.