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Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Servings 23
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Move over, rum balls—there's a hip new dessert in town. We're making margarita cupcakes with cake mix! Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix, bottled strawberry margarita mix and tequila are the secret to a sensational grown-ups-only treat. Serve these Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes at your next get-together, and let the compliments roll in.
By Angie McGowan
Updated Jul 23, 2023
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
  • 3/4 cup bottled strawberry margarita or daiquiri mix
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup tequila
  • 3 whole eggs

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons bottled strawberry margarita or daiquiri mix

Garnish

  • Lime slices, cut in half, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 23 regular-size muffin cups.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat all Cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
  • 3
    Bake 14 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 4
    In large bowl, beat butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. On low speed, add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth and creamy. Beat in 2 tablespoons of the margarita mix. If frosting is too stiff to pipe, add additional margarita mix, 1 teaspoon at a time.
  • 5
    Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with medium star tip; pipe decorative swirl on top of each cupcake. When ready to serve, garnish cupcakes with lime slices. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To make virgin margarita cupcakes, replace the tequila with 1/4 cup more margarita mix, which is nonalcoholic. Some brands may be labeled daiquiri and margarita mix.
  • tip 2
    If desired, add a few drops of Betty Crocker™ Red Gel Food Color to give the cake batter and frosting a pinker color.
  • tip 3
    An ice cream scoop is a good tool to use for filling the muffin pans with batter.
  • tip 4
    To make the frosting boozy, substitute 1 tablespoon tequila for 1 tablespoon of margarita mix.
  • tip 5
    If you don’t have a decorating bag and tip, spoon frosting into a large resealable food-storage plastic bag and cut off a corner of the bag to pipe frosting onto Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes.
  • tip 6
    An easy way to fill your decorating bag is to place it in a glass measuring cup or large pint glass. Fold the opening down around the glass so it's like a collar, then fill the bag. Remove the bag and bring ends together; twist and squeeze frosting towards tip to pipe.

Nutrition

300 Calories, 14g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 40g Total Carbohydrate, 28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
40g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
28g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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