Ingredients

  • Cupcakes
  • 1/4 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest, freshly grated
  • 1 cup soymilk
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons tequila
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Icing
  • 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 tablespoon soymilk
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon tequila
  • tiny drop green food coloring
  • 2 - 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 pinch kosher salt or 1 pinch coarse salt
  • 1/2 cup large crystal decorator sugar (to decorate edge of cupcakes)

Method

  • Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 F and line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  • Beat together lime juice, zest, soy milk, oil, tequila, vanilla and sugar.
  • Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Combine into the wet ingredients and mix until smotth.
  • Fill liners about 3/4 fill. I use an ice-cream scoop. Baek 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Transfer cupcakes to a cooling ratck and cook completely before frosting.
  • Icing: Blend margarine until soft and fluffy; stir in soy milk, lime juice, tequila and food coloring. Use only the tiniest bit of food coloring.
  • Sift in 2 cups confectioners sugar and blend until smooth and creamy. Add additional confectioner sugar if the icing appears too liquidy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Spread icing on the cupckaes spreading all the way to the edges.
  • Roll the outer edge of the cupcakes in the sugar crystals.