Vanilla and Lime Marble Cupcakes

 

Vanilla and Lime Marble Cupcakes
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp lime zest
1/4 tsp green food coloring
1/2 tsp lime extract (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 350F. Place liners in a 12 cup muffin tin.
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract until mixture is smooth.
Stir in half of the flour mixture, followed by the buttermilk. Stir in remaining flour mixture, mixing just until no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
Transfer 1 heaping cup of batter into a small bowl. Add lime zest, green food coloring and lime extract, if using. Stir well.
Add a small amount of vanilla batter to each muffin cup. Add a dollop of green on top, then top with remaining vanilla frosting. Each cup should be roughly 3/4 full. Swirl each gently with a knife.
Bake for 18-20 minutes at 350F, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Turn the cupcakes out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Makes 12 cupcakes

Vanilla Frosting
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 vanilla bean (or 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)
1 tbsp milk
2- 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
green food coloring

 

In a medium bowl, beat the butter until soft. Scrape in half of a vanilla bean (or add vanilla extract) and add milk and confectioners’ sugar. Beat until frosting is light and creamy. If it is too thick, add a small amount of milk to thin it out.
Divide frosting in half and add green food coloring to a portion of it. Stir until color is completely incorporated.
Add both vanilla and green frostings to a piping bag (or a large ziploc bag with the corner snipped off), putting them next to eachother with a spatula. Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes for a swirled look.

They are pretty , light and lime. Also scrumptious. And you are the cupcake Einstein