Mountain Dew Cupcakes
Mountain Dew Cupcakes and lemon lime cupcakes for the gamer in your life that never wants to grow up.
Ingredients
Lemon Lime Cupcake Batter
- 1 cup sunflower oil
- 2 cups sugar
- Zest 2+1 limes & lemon
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon soda
- ¾ cup carbonated Mountain Dew soda
Lemon Lime Cupcake Frosting
- Juice & Zest 2+1 limes & lemon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Cream oil, sugar and zest together until smooth and integrated
- Add eggs and vanilla beat into the sugar mixture
- Whisk together until batter lightens in texture and color
- Add flour, salt and soda and mix just until combined
- Stir in Mountain Dew
- Transfer batter to cupcake tins, lined with paper baking cups
- Fill liners ⅔ full
- Bake at Fahrenheit 350°, 22-25 minutes until cake springs back to the touch
- Remove cupcakes from pan and transfer to a wire rack, let cool completely
- Beat all ingredients until smooth
- Frost cupcakes and top with your favorite crumbled cookies