Magically Delicious 'Dew' Cupcakes

Welcome!

I heard you were ready to jump into spring!!  You definitely will get that vibe with these super luscious cupcakes for St. Paddy's Day!

 These chartreuse Magically Delicious 'Dew' Cupcakes are bursting with wonderful, zingy lemon-lime tones, and there's good reason for that!

Ok, I have to tell you upfront.  I do not *repeat* "DO NOT" like Mountain Dew. I have some off-the wall thoughts on it, I will spare you that, BUT, I do love it in these cupcakes.

I think you could probably put about anything in cake, and I'd be good.  You too? 😉  Yup!

But being, St. Paddy's is around the corner, how cute and festive would these Magically Delicious 'Dew' Cupcakes be for partying and celebrating?

You know you have to plan these affairs right away!  Friends and family are expecting you to bring it!

These cupcakes have Lime Jell-O and some lemon extract to bring out the lemon-lime flavor even more.  I could not believe how moist these cupcakes turned out.  Let's get this party started!

Magically Delicious 'Dew' Cupcakes Recipe

Kim Lange

Want some Magically Delicious 'Dew' Cupcakes that will rock your St. Paddy's celebration? These are so lush and dewy, they scream 'Irish Spring'

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Cook Time 15 mins

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Ingredients

  

• 1 box White Cake Mix
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 ¼ cups Mountain Dew
• 3-5 tablespoons Lime Jell-O
• 3 drops yellow dye optional
• ¼ teaspoon lemon extract or lemon juice

Mountain Dew Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup butter softened
• ⅓ cup Mountain Dew
• 1-3 tablespoons Lime Jello mix
• 1 - 2 tablespoons cream or milk
• ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
• Optional: 2-3 drops yellow dye
• Lucky charms and sprinkles
• 3 ½ - 4 cups Powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line a muffin tin with liners.
• Mix up cake mix with all the ingredients mentioned and bake cupcakes according to directions on box.
• Do not overfill, about ⅔ full should be good. (Even if you do, it's ok!)
• Bake for 15 minutes, watch them carefully, these burn easily. Use a toothpick to test for doneness.

Mountain Dew Buttercream Frosting

• Beat butter till creamy and smooth.
• Add in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, making sure to combine completely.
• Once all the powdered sugar is combined, add the remainder of the ingredients and beat well.
• Frost cooled cupcakes either with a filled pastry bag with a round tip, or snip a hole out of a ziplock bag and pipe onto the cupcakes.
• Add some lucky charms and sprinkles!
• So good!

Notes

I think you could try a lemon cake mix, omit the lemon extract or juice if you do, with the exception of the frosting, leave it in there!

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