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Key Lime Pie Cupcakes

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These sweet and tart Key Lime Pie Cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor and a sweet graham cracker sprinkle. They taste exactly like zesty key lime pie but in cupcake form!Key Lime Pie Cupcakes, which I’m pretty sure are everyone’s new favorite. They’re so good.

Similar to my Lemon Bar Cupcakes, these cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor in every bite! They have a fabulous key lime filling and a thick, luscious key lime pie frosting that’s garnished with little sprinkles of honey graham crackers. Talk about the ultimate Key Lime Pie!

These sweet and tart Key Lime Pie Cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor and a sweet graham cracker sprinkle. They taste exactly like zesty key lime pie but in cupcake form!Or the ultimate Key Lime Pie Cupcake…

Yep. Exactly what the doctor ordered.

These sweet and tart Key Lime Pie Cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor and a sweet graham cracker sprinkle. They taste exactly like zesty key lime pie but in cupcake form!*adapted from my Lemon Bar Cupcakes recipe

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Key Lime Pie Cupcakes
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Serves: 18
 
These fabulous cupcakes taste just like a slice of sweet and tart key lime pie!
Ingredients
  • 1 box key lime cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup oil
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¼ cup key lime juice
  • Zest of one lime
  • 1 can Duncan Hines Key Lime Pie Filling
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • About 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • Crushed honey graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with about 18 paper liners; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, lime zest, and key lime juice and beat with a handheld electric mixer for about 2 minutes or until combined. Portion evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling about ¾ full. Bake for approx. 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool completely.
  3. Using a paring knife or cupcake corer, core the cupcakes, careful not to cut all the way through the bottom of the cake. Discard centers. Fill with the prepared key lime pie filling. Set aside.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, about ⅓ cup of the key lime pie filling and the vanilla on medium-high for about 2 minutes, or until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, about a cup at a time, until frosting is light and fluffy.
  5. Pipe frosting high onto filled cupcakes, careful to cover the filling completely. Garnish with crushed graham crackers. Serve immediately or store leftovers airtight in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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These sweet and tart Key Lime Pie Cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor and a sweet graham cracker sprinkle. They taste exactly like zesty key lime pie but in cupcake form!Sweet, tart and bursting with key lime flavor, these fruity cupcakes will transport you right to the Florida Keys without ever leaving the house! I love the fresh lime flavor and the filling is such a zingy, perfect surprise to the sweetness of the frosting and lime cake.

These sweet and tart Key Lime Pie Cupcakes are packed with juicy key lime flavor and a sweet graham cracker sprinkle. They taste exactly like zesty key lime pie but in cupcake form!Have a sweet day!

xo, Hayley

 

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  4. hay. I have to apologize for being snarky, but when I saw the title, I thought: “oh! key lime pie cupcakes! That’s something you can’t find in a box.” What was the first ingredient? Key lime pie cake mix. :/ I’m a little bummed.

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    • I’m sorry you’re bummed, Julia, but cake mix is one of my favorite ingredients to use and doctor up. You won’t even tell it’s from a box! However, feel free to use a homemade vanilla cake mix and add lime juice to it for the flavor. It should work the same! 🙂

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  12. Shelby – In N Out is AWESOME! I’m so lucky we have it everywhere in California because it’s so good every time!

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  15. Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry about your family member! That’s terrible 🙁 I hope it all worked out!

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  16. holy cow. where do these people come from?

    *applause* to your response, domie-rebel. Totally enjoying your posts.

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  20. I was thinking a vanilla wafer might be good at the bottom of the cupcake. To mimic a crust and to offset a bit of the tartness. What do you think?

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  21. FYI… Tickled Tastebuds, a home-based bakery in Huntsville, AL, has been using images of your food to advertise her own product. Specifically, she is using an image of your key lime pie cupcake to sell her own using a compilation image on her Facebook account. I assume you would not give permission, but I also assume she has not asked for permission. The reply email listed here is her FB listed email address.

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    • Hi Jeanne, I think it was a seasonal item! But you can use regular white cake mix and add in fresh lime zest and lime Jello powder (just the dry powder) and that should work!

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