Margarita Cupcake

Found this Magarita Cupcake Recipe which is perfect desert for an adult only Tiki Party.

Ingredients

【Cupcake】
Butter - 1 cup, softened
Sugar - 1 to 1.5 cup
Eggs - 3 large
Lime - juice of 3 limes, plus zest of 1 lime
Pure vanilla extract - 1 tsp
All-purpose flour - 2 Cups
Cornstarch - 3 TBSP
Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/2 Cup
【Frosting】
Butter, softened - 1 Cup
Powdered sugar - 5 Cups
Fresh lime juice - 1/4 Cup
Tequila - 1/4 Cup
Coarse salt, for garnish
Lime zest, for garnish
Small lime wedges, for garnish

Yields: 18

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line muffin pans with cupcake liners. In a large bowl using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lime juice and zest and vanilla and mix until combined.
2. In another large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Add half the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating until just combined. Pour in milk and mix until fully incorporated. Add remaining dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter.
3. Bake until slightly golden and a toothpick inserted into center of each cupcake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, half of powdered sugar, lime juice, and tequila until light and fluffy. Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
5. Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Garnish with coarse salt, lime zest, and lime wedges and a cut decorative straw before serving.