Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes with Strawberry Margarita Buttercream Frosting

What is better than a cocktail for cocktail hour? A cocktail you can enjoy any time of day! These Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes will quickly become a favorite to make and serve to friends and family!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy cake recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings cupcakes

Calories 197kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

1 box strawberry cake mix you may also use white, but they will not be pink unless you use food coloring
1 cups strawberry margarita
¼ cups vegetable oil
3 eggs

For the Frosting:

13.2 ounces buttercream frosting mix
8 tablespoons butter
¼ cups Strawberry Margarita
Wilton icing Color - Rose

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, strawberry margarita, vegetable oil and eggs on low speed for about 30 seconds.
Increase speed to medium and beat for two minutes.
Using an ice scream scoop (for consistant measurement), drop scoopfuls of batter into each cupcake liner.
Bake immediately at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely before frosting.
In a large bowl, combine the forsting mix and butter. Add the Sandra Lee Cocktail Time Strawberry Margarita. Mix on low speed, scraping bowl often.
Using a toothpick, dip just the tip into the Wilton Icing color and then dip the toothpick into the icing and remove.
Blend again. I only needed the tiniest amoutn of coloring to get the color I wanted, but you can add more if you would like a more vibrant color.
Choose tip, fill piping bag with icing. Pipe on icing.
Slice strawberries for garnish. Decorate or garnish further as desired.

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