Margarita Cupcakes

376 g flour

4 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 C butter, room temp
400 g sugar
4 eggs
4 t vanilla
1 C whole milk

4 large limes

4 T tequila

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1 C butter, room temp

480 g powdered sugar
3 - 4 T tequila

1 t lorann oil or key lime flavoring
1/4 t salt

Coarse sugar, lime zest, and/or quartered lime slices for garnish

Preheat the oven to 350°.

Prepare for 24 cupcakes.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Separately, juice and zest lime into milk.

Zest all 4 limes for about 1/4 C zest.

Juice 2 limes for about 1/2 C juice.

Separately, beat together butter and sugar.

Beat in eggs, then vanilla.

Alternate incorporating drys and lime milk just until combined.

Bake for about 18 mins.

Alternatively, bake 96 mini cupcakes for about 11 mins.

Brush with tequila while still warm.

Let cool and make frosting.

Frost and decorate after cupcakes have cooled.

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Alice Frog Footman Cakes

1/2 batch recipe, 48 mini cupcakes

Each 6 Mini Envelopes:

3 Guittard Vanilla A'Peels

thick disposable Wilton piping bag

red food color

Cut each candy into 4.

Place in piping bag.

Microwave no more than 20 secs at a time.

Massage outside of the bag.

Will be melted by 3 sessions.

Using a plastic scraper, gather candy melts in bag.

Pipe into mold.

Drop mold onto flat surface 10

Freeze 2:45 (cooler melts set at 2:30).

Let envelopes sit until completely at room temp.

All at once, brush hearts with red food color.