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Key West Cupcakes

Make cupcakes with a Key lime flavor twist! Both a filling and a frosting make them special.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes
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Filling
1box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 1/2cups whipping cream
1/4cup fresh Key lime or regular lime juice
4drops green food color
1 1/2cups powdered sugar
Cupcakes
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Frosting
1container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
1tablespoon fresh Key lime or regular lime juice
1/2teaspoon grated Key lime or regular lime peel
1.To make filling: In large bowl, beat pudding mix and whipping cream with wire whisk 2 minutes. Let stand 3 minutes. Beat in 1/4 cup lime juice and the food color; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
2.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark and nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
3.Spread 1 rounded tablespoonful filling on top of each cupcake. Stir frosting in container 20 times. Gently stir in 1 tablespoon lime juice and the lime peel. Spoon frosting into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2-inch opening across lower corner of bag. Squeeze 1 tablespoon frosting from bag onto filling on each cupcake. Garnish with fresh lime wedge if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for cupcakes.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Success
If you have only one 12-cup muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Then bake the rest of the batter in the cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or 2 minutes to the bake time.
Variation
Love lemon? Use fresh lemon juice for the lime juice, lemon peel for the lime peel and yellow food color for the green.
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Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake: Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 120); Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 38g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 29g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 2Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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