Apparently, my invitation was lost in the mail to Kim Porter’s (most famous for being a mother to 3 of Diddy’s kids and the one he supposedly wants to be with) recent bday bash. Other than her reportedly $2500 Chanel boots, the only thing enviable about the event were her Patron cupcakes. Ummm….

So, with my complete FierceFoodie budget for the month (according to Greg) I purchased my first bottle of Patron ($26.99, Publix Liquors). You guys are ALL invited….except Little Ms. Kim….go play with your boots!  

This recipe is adapted from a cookbook called Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Of course, this recipe isn’t vegan however, lol.

Patron Cupcake Recipe

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 1/2 tsp lime zest (1 lime)
• 1 c. milk (I used 2%)
• 1/4 c. vegetable oil
• 2 tsp Patron
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar (I used confectioner’s)
• 1 1/3 c. all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350F. Fill a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.

WET INGREDIENTS: In a large bowl, mix together lime juice, lime zest, milk, oil, Patron, vanilla and sugar.

DRY INGREDIENTS: In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Add to lime mixture and stir until just combined. Divide evenly into muffin tins. Bake for 20-24 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the cakes spring back when lightly pressed. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

The Tequila Lime Frosting Recipe

• 1/4 cup butter melted 
• 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream or milk
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp Patron
• 2+ cups confectioners’ sugar
• coarse sugar and salt for “rims”

Cream together butter, milk, lime juice, tequila, and 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar. I ended up using maybe 4-5 cups of sugar. With 2 cups, the frosting was very wet and could basically be poured. As you can see from my pics, I liked it a little stiffer so I could pipe it. Add and add the confectioner’s sugar (in 1/2  c. increments) until it’s where you want it. Play with it, it’s pretty cool. 

Spread on cupcakes and roll the edges in a small amount of coarse, colored sugar if you like. I omitted this step. 

RECIPE VERDICT: The cupcakes were very good but the icing was phenomenal!! I am NOT A BAKER at all. I would like to be one one day, but as of today, I am not. My attempt at “from scratch” cupcakes yielded less than perfect results. They didn’t rise as I wanted them to and I had to overcompensate for the space by over-icing the cupcakes. I’ve seen recipes for this that used a white box cake mix as the base and I see no reason not to….of course, with the Patron additions.