
I love the balance between the tart center and the sweet cupcake and frosting. Key lime pie is one of my favorite desserts, so it was a fun task. The challenge was to create a key lime cupcake for someone who LOVES key lime pie. My thoughts: I created these for a graduation party. A cheesecake-meets-key-lime-pie filling makes these no-bake cuties the perfect light and refreshing dessert.

Pipe filling evenly into each cupcake, saving about 1/4 of a cup of filling to drizzle on the top at the end.Cream butter using an electric mixer, on medium-high, until it’s fluffy. Separately, combine milk, vanilla, key lime zest and 1 tbsp.
#Key lime pie cupcake zip#
Spoon cooled filling into a zip top bag and clip a corner off. Directions Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350.Core cupcakes (I love my Cupcake Plunger – it is so quick to use and saves the core to place back on top of the filling- to see a picture of how it works, click here).Make cake mix according to box, and divide batter equally between the 24 cupcake liners.Add sour cream, vanilla extract and and key lime zest and mix until well combined. Do not skimp on the amount of creaming time. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light in color and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Press crumbs firmly into bottom of cup (I find my Mini Tart Shaper to be very useful for this) Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.mascarpone or cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (9 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 5 oz.
#Key lime pie cupcake cracker#
Frost each cupcake with the lime buttercream, and top with graham cracker crumbs, if desired.

Mix together key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and egg and pour into a small casserole.2 sticks (8 oz) unsalted butter (at room temp).Each box includes eight individually wrapped cakes, which doesn’t sound like nearly enough for these limited-edition flavors. 2 sticks (8 oz) salted butter (at room temp) Hostess Key Lime CupCakes and Sundae CupCakes are available at Meijer for 3.50, and they’ve also been spotted at Walmart and Woodman’s, according to Instagram user candyhunting.1 boxed yellow cake mix (plus water, oil and eggs to make according to package).2 cups of graham crackers (finely crushed).1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk.1 cup key lime juice (a labor of love….!).These cupcakes are filled with a sweet key lime filling and topped with key lime buttercream…what could be better than that? Oh, how about a graham cracker crust on the bottom of the cupcake? This dessert is as close to key lime pie as you can get…without it being a pie! ( printer friendly recipe)
