Miniature Spicy Key Lime Cupcakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 72 miniature cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 72 servings
- Calories
- 58
- Total Fat
- 3
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 7
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 10
- Sodium
- 45
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
One 16.5-ounce vanilla-flavored boxed cake mix
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup key lime juice
2 cups cold heavy cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Cayenne pepper, for garnish
Zest from 2 to 3 limes, for garnish
Directions
Special equipment:
miniature cupcake liners, squeeze bottle, piping bag and a large star tip- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 3 miniature muffin tins with miniature paper liners.
- Make the cake mix according to the package directions. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each about halfway full (about 2 teaspoons each). Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Place the muffin tins onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk and key lime juice. Pour the mixture into a small squeeze bottle.
- Put the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl and use a hand mixer to whip to medium-stiff peaks. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Alternatively, if you do not have a piping bag with a star tip, you can put the whipped cream into a large resealable bag and cut a corner of the bag to create your own piping bag. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- To assemble, place the tip of the squeeze bottle into the center of one cupcake. Press the tip about three-quarters of the way into the cupcake and squeeze a small amount of the key lime filling into the cupcake (the filling should just come to the top of the cupcake). Repeat this step with the remaining cupcakes.
- Pipe small mounds of the whipped cream on top of each cupcake. Garnish each cupcake with a light dusting of cayenne pepper and a sprinkle of lime zest.