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If you love the sweet and salty citrus flavor of a classic margarita drink, you will love these fun Margarita Cupcakes. It’s easier than you think to make these delicious treats. Start with a lemon cake box mix, a packet of Jello, a few pantry staples and some lime juice and you’ve got a beautiful, green-colored tasty dessert. Then whip up my easy buttercream lime frosting and sprinkle with a little margarita salt and green sugar and enjoy the flavor bursting in every bite! These dairy-free Margarita Cupcakes make the perfect dessert for cocktail parties, bachelorette parties, pool parties or for any margarita lover’s birthday or celebration. Recently added bonus idea: Halloween desserts using this recipe! (See bottom of post for a few fun and spooky dessert ideas for your Halloween party.) Makes 24 regular-sized cupcakes.

Let’s begin!

How to make margarita cupcakes

Ingredients:

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and line cupcake pan with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray. (Personally, I think using the bright green liners add a fun touch!)

How to make lime buttercream frosting

🕷️Green spooky Halloween dessert idea:

I am honored that my friend, Lori Castellon, creator of ghoulatheart.com (her website is full of AMAZING Halloween food creations and inspirations) used my Margarita cake recipe to create a fun and spooky Dr. Moreau’s Gateau spider cake. If you love the creepy and fun, you HAVE to check it out HERE. You can find @ghoulatheart on social media (Instagram, Pinterest) so give her a follow!

🧟Creepy zombie cupcakes

Enjoy!

💜Julie