Lime Buttermilk Unicorn Cupcakes
Another Gwendolyn recipe for the WIN! This girl loves her unicorns 🙂
Lime Buttermilk Unicorn Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Ingredients List:
- • 2 1⁄4 cup sifted all purpose flour (sift 3 times for best results)
- • 1 1⁄2 cup sugar
- • 3 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 1⁄2 cup butter, room temp
- • 1 tsp vanilla extract
- • 4 egg whites
- • 1 cup milk
- • 1 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
- • candy decorations
- Lime Buttercream Ingredients List:
- • 3 3⁄4 cup confectioner sugar
- • ⅓ cup butter, room temp
- • 1⁄2 tbsp lime juice
- • 1 tbsp lime zest
- • 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
- • green food color
- Additional items:
- • Stand or hand mixer
- • cupcake paper cups
Instructions
- Combine milk and lemon juice to create buttermilk.
- • Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- • Add butter, vanilla extract, and buttermilk to flour mixture. Beat to
- combine.
- • Add egg whites to mixture.
- • Beat 2 minutes.
- • Scoop into cupcake paper cups to 3⁄4 full.
- • Bake 350° for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
- clean.
- • Allow to cool completely before decorating.
- • Blend all ingredients for buttercream frosting. Pipe frosting with desired
- decorating tip. *Candy decorations can be found at your local grocery store,
- online, or local candy store.