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These dairy-free Margarita Cupcakes are made using simple ingredients, tequila, and easy homemade frosting. Decadent and delicious making them the perfect treat!
The weather is beginning to cool down just a little and there is an exciting feeling that Fall is looming in the air. Fall is my most favorite time of the year because the weather is mild enough that you can still get away with a thin layer of clothing. You also may begin preparing for the holiday season, and it becomes perfectly okay to indulge in pumpkin everything. I am so ready for fall, summers in Florida are pretty brutal.
This time of year is also exciting because it is still perfectly acceptable to enjoy a good margarita. Especially if it is in the form of a baked good such as a cupcake. This recipe is incredibly delicious and easy to make. Plus tequila is added to the cupcake mixture as well as the frosting, but it is not overpowering in the cupcake at all.
You are sure to enjoy these cupcakes, so be sure to give them a try!
What ingredients are needed for this margarita cupcake recipe?
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Vegan butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Flax egg or egg replacement
- Vanilla extract
- Non-dairy milk (soy or almond)
- Lime (juice and zest)
- Tequila
- Powdered sugar
How to make vegan margarita cupcakes:
Begin the recipe by preheating the oven 350 degrees F. and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe will yield 6 cupcakes if you would like 12 cupcakes, simply double the recipe. In a small bowl, make the flax egg by stirring together ground flax meal with water. Once the mixture has been combined, set aside to allow it time to thicken.
In a small bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
Using an electric mixer on medium-high, mix the butter until it is smooth, add in the granulated sugar, and continue mixing until everything is thoroughly combined. Next mix in the flax egg and vanilla extract. Continue to mix until combined. Switch the mixer to a low speed and add in the milk, lime juice, lime zest, tequila, and blend well until everything comes together.
Add in the flour mixture and continue mixing until combined.
Pour the cupcake mixture into the prepared muffin pan and place into the oven to bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven, allowing them to cool in the pan on a baking rack for a few minutes before removing the cupcakes to cool completely.
Now make the frosting using a medium bowl and electric mixer. Add in the butter, powdered sugar, tequila, vanilla extract, and be sure to mix on low speed until the frosting comes together and is smooth.
Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, then top them with the frosting and enjoy!
Can these cupcakes be made without tequila?
The alcohol flavor in these margarita cupcakes is not strong at all, but you may substitute non-dairy milk in the same unit of measure.
Margarita Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Cupcake
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegan butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 flax egg (1 Tablespoon flax meal + 2.5 Tablespoons water) or egg replacement
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup non-dairy milk (soy, oat, or almond)
- 1 small lime, juice and zest
- 1 tablespoon tequila (optional)
- Frosting
- ½ cup vegan butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Begin the recipe by preheating the oven 350 degrees F. and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe will yield 6 cupcakes if you would like 12 cupcakes, simply double the recipe. In a small bowl, make the flax egg by stirring together 1 tablespoon ground flax meal with 2 ½ tablespoons of water. Once the mixture has been combined, set aside to allow it time to thicken.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Using an electric mixer on medium-high, mix the butter until it is smooth, add in the ½ cup granulated sugar, and continue mixing until everything is thoroughly combined. Next mix in the flax egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Continue to mix until combined.
- Switch the mixer to a low speed and add in the ¼ cup non-dairy milk, lime juice, lime zest, 1 tablepsoon tequila, and blend well until everything comes together.
- Add in the flour mixture and continue mixing until combined.
- Pour the cupcake mixture into the prepared muffin pan and place into the oven to bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven, allowing them to cool in the pan on a baking rack for a five minutes before removing the cupcakes to cool completely.
- Now make the frosting using a medium bowl and electric mixer. Add in the ½ cup butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons tequila, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and be sure to mix on low speed until the frosting comes together and is smooth.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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Have any comments, questions, or other delicious ideas for these Margarita Cupcakes? Please share them in the comments below!
Akaleistar
How yummy and oh so pretty!
admin
Thank you 🙂
Sonya
I don't drink, but I'm sure it would be just as good without the alcohol.
admin
You can totally omit the tequila and use water or lime juice instead 😉
jacklyn
do you mix wet into dry or dry into wet? Inexperienced baker here and I can't find this step in the instructions
LaKita
Hi Jacklyn! Either is fine. I usually mix the wet into the dry but either way shouldn't mess up this recipe.
sandy tracey
Wow, these were great!!! I Just made a batch of these( I made mini cupcakes) a couple days ago for my husband and I and they were very tasty. Tomorrow I'm making another batch for a father's day event and I'm making them again.
Thank you sooooo much!
LaKita
Thank you so much Sandy! So happy to hear that you enjoyed this recipe!
Nancy
I made these for a work Cinco de Mayo event and they were a HUGE hit with everyone- all non vegans. So moist and a great and fun combination of flavors. Yum!
LaKita
So happy to hear it was a success at work, thank you Nancy!