Cherry Limeade Cupcakes
Cherry Limeade Cupcakes
One of my favorite drinks is the cherry limeade (from Sonic) especially on a hot summer day.  I have taken those flavors and turned them into an insanely good cupcake!  Introducing Cherry Limeade Cupcakes y’all!
These were a bit hit with the family! Â We made these from scratch and added a bit of lime juice and lime zest to the batter and boy, does it taste amazing! Â The lime zest really does add the right amount of tanginess that pairs perfectly with the sweet cherry frosting.
These are super cute to serve up at a picnic or a bbq party too! Â We added a bunch of lime green cupcake liners mixed with hot pink cupcake liners to make them look so pretty. Â We also added straws that we cut in half to give it the illusion of a cherry limeade drink. Â How cute is that?! Â Everyone got the biggest kick out of them. Â These cupcakes were definitely a enjoyed by all!
Tip: Â Freeze the cherries so they don’t slide right off of the frosting when you serve them. Â I wouldn’t leave these cupcakes outside for too long either. Â You don’t want those cute toppings to slide right off the cupcake.
I purchased my green cupcake liners on Amazon because I had the hardest time finding them in the stores. Â I also grabbed these cute little pink straws on Amazon also. Â They had the biggest selection that included my favorite chevron design and polkadots too!
Here’s the printable version of this Cherry Limeade Cupcakes recipe. Â We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Cherry Limeade Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 C sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 C buttermilk
- 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice along with some lime zest
Frosting
- 3/4 C butter unsalted
- 5 C powdered sugar
- Few drops red food coloring
- 3 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice
- 12 maraschino cherries lime slices
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
- Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to the flour and whisk place to the side.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer using a paddle, whip together butter, sugar until pale and fluffy
- Mix in egg, then the egg whites one at a time, add in the vanilla with 2nd egg white.
- In the liquid measuring cup add buttermilk,and lime juice whisk together
- Begin to mix all ingredients together by adding 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with 1/2 of the buttermilk mixture and mixing just until combined after each addition.
- Fill 12 paper lined muffin cups only to 3/4 full so you may get more than 12
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted the center cupcake comes out clean, about 18 - 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool several minutes
Frosting
- Mix butter, powdered sugar, food coloring and cherry juice together with a hand mixer until it reaches the consistency of frosting.
- Once the frosting is mixed together well, add to a piping bag and pipe it over the cooled cupcakes.
- Top with cherry and lime slices to garnish.
Nutrition
Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.
