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[phineasjones]

for zionsstarfish and anyone else who loves margaritas and cupcakes:



ingredients:
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 tsp finely grated lime zest
1 cup soy milk or rice milk
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tbsp tequila
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

directions
1. preheat oven to 350F. line muffin pan with cupcake liners (12).
2. in a large bowl, beat together lime juice, lime zest, soy milk, canola oil , tequila, vanilla and sugar. sift in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. mix until batter is smooth. fill liners three-quarters of the way full and bake 20 to 22 minutes until a toothpick of knife inserted though the center of one comes out clean. transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting; allowing cupcakes to set for an hour or two helps the flavor to develop fully.

margarita icing
1/4 margarine, softened
1 tbsp soymilk or ricemilk
3 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp tequila
tiniest drop of green food color or food color paste you can manage, optional
2+ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
generous pinch to 1/8 tsp kosher or coarse salt, optional
coarse sugar for "rims"

blend margarine with a fork till soft and fluffy, then stir in soy milk, lime juice, tequila, and food coloring if using (the effect is to give the icing a very pale green tint). Sift in 2 cups confectioners' sugar and blend (and electric mixer on a low speed helps at this point) till creamy and smooth. if it's a little too liquidy for your taste, sift in the remaining confectioners' sugar, one tablespoon at a time, till a thin but spreadable consistency is reached. refrigerate until read to use.

assembly
spread icing on cupcakes, spreading all the way to the edges, then roll just the outer edges of cupcake in sugar crystals. If this is way too messy, just sprinkle sugar crystals on edges of cupcake by hand.

note
rach had some trouble with drippy icing but we found that it firmed up after it sat awhile - especially in the fridge. i recommend leaving time for the icing to firm before trying to spread it.

Comments

[zionsstarfish.livejournal.com]

Oooh! That doesn't seem hard at all! *bookmarks*

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

not hard, no. just super tasty. :)