Made with Corona, a drink that takes Briana back to a trip to Mexico with her mom and boyfriend (now her husband), these cupcakes are a creation that reminds us we should all reminisce.
These cupcakes are moist and bring the flavors of the tropics home—corona-flavored cupcakes filled with Lime custard and topped with a buttery Margarita buttercream.
They are beautiful outside and inside:
Corona LimeRita Cupcakes with Margarita Custard Filling
Ingredients
- [b]Coronoa Cupcakes:[/b]
- One box of yellow cake mix
- One bottle Corona
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Three eggs
- [b]Lime Filling:[/b]
- One can sweetened condensed milk
- One package Kool-Aid lemon-lime
- Two packages of margarita drink mix (single-serve size)
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- [b]Margarita Frosting:[/b]
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons meringue powder
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 4 tablespoons margarita mix
- 3 tablespoons tequila
How to Make Corona LimeRita Cupcakes with Lime Custard Filling
Corona Cupcake Directions:
- Bake in 345° oven for 20 minutes
- Let cool completely and then cut holes out of the middles for the filling.
- [b]Lime Filling Directions:[/b]
- Whisk well and spoon/pipe into cupcakes
Margarita Frosting:
- Beat the butter at high-speed for five minutes
- Once the butter is beat fluffy, slowly add the remainder of the ingredients
- Add green food coloring as desired
- Transfer to piping bag and pipe on cupcakes
Corona LimeRita Cupcakes with Margarita Custard Filling #Recipe
Ingredients
Coronoa Cupcakes:
- One box yellow cake mix
- One bottle Corona
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Three eggs
Lime Filling:
- One can sweetened condensed milk
- One package Kool-Aid lemon lime
- Two packages margarita drink mix (single-serve size)
- 1/3 cup lime juice
Margarita Frosting:
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons meringue powder
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 4 tablespoons margarita mix
- 3 tablespoons tequila
Instructions
- Corona Cupcake Directions:
- Bake in 345° oven for 20 minutes
- Let cool completely and then cut holes out of the middles for the filling.
- Lime Filling Directions:
- Whisk well and spoon/pipe into cupcakes
- Margarita Frosting:
- Beat the butter at high-speed for five minutes
- Once the butter is beat fluffy, slowly add the remainder of the ingredients
- Add green food coloring as desired
- Transfer to piping bag and pipe on cupcakes