Fiesta!

Happy Cinco de Mayo all! Who doesn’t love a holiday that encourages margaritas and tequila? Usually, a bunch of my friends and I get together and have a little fiesta together, which also allows for us to avoid the crazy bars which are jam packed. Its hard to have fun when you’re bumping elbows. Last year however, I got the excitement of celebrating this wonderful holiday down at my school, pre graduation, post finals, and had a great cookout with my fellow classmates (miss all of you girls by the way!). This year, I continue to grow up, and last weekend was my friends bachelorette party. The theme was wonderful, “fiesta”, in honor of her mexican heritage and the pre cinco de mayo festivities we had to participate in together. It was a pot luck style celebration, pre bar, and I had the honor of providing the desserts, of course. So what better dessert to bring to a bachelorette party, and a cinco de mayo party, than alcoholic cupcakes! And what better alcohol to use other than tequila. So to the kitchen I went to create the perfect margarita cupcake to start off an amazing night. Now I have never been a fan of the classic margarita mix, but I have such a weakness for any fruit flavored drink, so I knew I needed to incorporate that into the cupcake as well. So here it is, the wonderfully delicious strawberry lime cupcake with a lime tequila frosting, just in time for your own fiesta tonight! Cheers all!

Strawberry Lime Cupcake
(Makes 24 cupcakes)

2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
5 egg whites
4 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c. coconut milk, or regular milk
1 1/2 c. fresh strawberries, diced.

Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. Whip butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg whites and mix for 2 minutes. Beat in lime juice and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture, alternating with coconut milk, and scraping down the sides as needed, until well blended. Fold in fresh strawberries. Fill cupcake tins 2/3 of the way full, and then cook at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely then frost!

Lime Tequila Frosting

1 c. butter, softened
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp tequila (if you want non alcoholic, just replace this with more lime juice, or milk)

Beat butter, lime juice, and tequila until creamy. Slowly add in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until a thicker, spreadable consistency. Frost cooled cupcakes and garnish with some fresh lime zest or a fresh strawberry.

Enjoy!
And congrats to my friend Christine on her next chapter in her life. I am so happy to be sharing this exciting event with you 🙂