Strawberry Mango Margarita Cupcakes
These Strawberry Mango Margarita Cupcakes are a festive twist on classic cupcakes, swirled with fruity flavors, a subtle tequila kick, and topped with vibrant buttercream and sugared rims for that margarita vibe.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups caster sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups full cream milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp tequila optional
- Pink and red food gel for strawberry batter and frosting
- 1 tsp strawberry flavoring
- Yellow food gel for mango batter and frosting
- 1 tsp mango flavoring
- 1 cup granulated sugar for sugared topping
- 10 limes cut into wedges for garnish
- 10 strawberries halved for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat to 275°F (fan) or 320°F (conventional). Line two cupcake trays with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, caster sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add softened butter and mix until it looks like fine crumbs.
- In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, oil, yogurt or sour cream, vanilla, and tequila (if using) until smooth.
- Pour the wet mix into the dry mix. Stir until smooth. Divide the batter into two bowls.
- Add pink/red food gel and strawberry flavor to one bowl. Add yellow food gel and mango flavor to the other. Mix gently.
- Layer both batters into each cupcake liner using spoons or piping bags. Fill them about ⅔ full.
- Step 7: Bake
- Bake for 40–50 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, then move to a rack.
- Prepare your buttercream. Split into two bowls. Tint one pink/red with strawberry flavor, the other yellow with mango flavor.
- Brush cooled cupcake tops with water. Roll them in granulated sugar for a “salted rim” effect.
- Pipe both frostings together in a swirl. Top each cupcake with a lime wedge and half a strawberry.