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Buttermilk-Lime Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
These gorgeous spring cupcakes are decorated like lilac flowers!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 30 min👤 Torie Cox📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2
Make cupcakes: Beat butter, coconut oil, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 4 to ⏱️ 6 minutes, scraping down sides as needed. Beat in egg whites, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until incorporated. Stir in lime zest and juice. Transfer batter to prepared muffin tin, dividing evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to ⏱️ 23 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
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3
Make buttercream frosting and assemble: Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Whisk together sugar and egg whites in the bowl. Place bowl over saucepan, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture reaches 160°F.
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4
Whisk sugar mixture with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy and glossy and mixture is just barely warm, 9 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and beat in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated. Beat in vanilla and salt.
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Divide buttercream among 3 medium bowls, and tint one purple, one pink, and one blue. Gently spoon some of each color into a large piping bag fitted with a 2D tip. Squeeze bag 1 or 2 times to lightly blend colors. Starting at the center of each cupcake, pipe small flowers all over top. Repeat with all cupcakes.
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