Ingredients

For the cupcakes
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup tequila (I used Milagro Silver)
• 2 tbs fresh lime juice
For the frosting
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp tequila
• 2 tbsp lime juice
For garnish
• large sugar sprinkles, clear
• sea salt
• 1 lime, cut into 1/4 inch slices then cut into 4 "pie slices"

Instructions

Cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl combine ingredients and mix on high for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into lined cupcake tins, filling about 3/4 of the way. Note: I'm not sure why, but these cupcakes didn't rise much. You may want to fill the tins a little fuller than you normally would.
• Bake according to package instructions.
Frosting:
• Cream butter until fluffy and pale yellow.
• Add tequila + lime juice and combine.
• Add powdered sugar in 1/2 cup increments until frosting has reached desired sweetness and consistency (you may need a little less/more than recommended amount).
• Ice the cooled cupcakes, as desired. I used a pastry bag & large star tip to achieve my look.
• Sprinkle on large sugar crystals to look like salt
• Optional: Sprinkle on a little sea salt for authenticity 🙂