Margarita Cupcake/Cake

I was asked to share this recipe after posting pictures. This is a tweaked version of other recipes I found online. I took what I liked of several and came up with this one. It’s by far my favorite cupcake recipe. You can sub in any cocktail you like.

Ingredients

  • Cocktail Cupcake Recipe
  • 1 Box white cake mix
  • 1 1/2 cups Margarita (mix up a margarita of cocktail of choice to your liking use a cup and a half and save any extra for icing)
  • 3 egg whites
  • 2 Tbl vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbl extract or zest (depending on the flavor I use lime zest of margarita, orange extract for fuzzy navel ….you get the idea)
  • Combine all ingredients mix on low for 30 sec and high for 2 min.
  • (bake according to box instructions for size of cake or cupcakes)
  • Frosting

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 Tbl of extract used in cake
  • 2 Tbl Cocktail
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 5 cups Powdered Sugar
  • (I add more sugar or cream to get desired consistency)

Instructions

  1. Cake:
    Combine all ingredients mix on low for 30 sec and high for 2 min.
    (bake according to box instructions for size of cake or cupcakes)

Frosting:
Mix all ingredients and add more sugar or milk to get desired consistency.