Cranberry Lime and Vodka Cupcakes..

Mariane’s Cranberry Lime and Vodka Cupcakes 

Now THIS is my idea of a cupcake... Sounds too delicious not to try..

 perhaps for my next mommy get together..?

Cranberry, Lime & Vodka Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes


Ingredients:

100g butter

100g sugar

2 eggs

zest of 1/2 a lime

2 tbsp cranberry sauce or jelly

30g dried cranberries + extra for decoration if desired

100g self-raising flour (or 100g plain flour + 3tsp baking powder)

60ml cranberry vodka (or regular vodka)



For the drizzle icing:

150g icing sugar

juice of 1/2 a lime



Method:

Pre-heat oven to180*C

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix well to combine. Stir in the lime zest, cranberry sauce and dried cranberries then fold in the flour.

Line a bun tray with paper liners and fill each 2/3 full. Bake for 12-15min.

Once out of the oven, poke holes in the cupcakes with a fork and pour a teaspoon of vodka into each one. Wait until cooled completely before making a thin paste with the icing sugar and lime juice. Drizzle icing over cupcakes and decorate with dried cranberries and lime zest.