Ingredients
24
24 servings
- •1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix (such as Pillsbury® Classic White)
- •1 cup water
- •3 eggs
- •⅓ cup vegetable oil
- •2 tablespoons lime zest
- •1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- •3 drops green food coloring (Optional)
- •½ cup butter, softened
- •1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- •2 tablespoons lime zest
- •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- •2 tablespoons pearlized sprinkles, or as needed (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest, lime juice, and food coloring; mix well. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack.
- Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 2 tablespoons lime zest and vanilla extract to creamed butter mixture; mix well. Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until frosting is smooth; chill in refrigerator until frosting is thickened, about 30 minutes.
- Spread frosting onto each cupcake and top with sprinkles.
Nutritional Facts
Per 24 servings
- Calories: 215
- Carbohydrate: 23g
- Fat: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 18g
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