Cake (Glaze and frosting ingredients below)
2 1/2 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Baking Powder
Zest of 1 Lime
3/4 Cup Butter, Softened
1 3/4 Cup Bakers Sugar (if you can't find bakers sugar, pulse sugar in a food processor and pulse until ground smaller. 1 cup + 1 T of granulated sugar makes 1 cup of Baker's Sugar)
1/4 Cup Plain Yogurt
1/4 Cup Milk
2 Tbl Gin
1 Tbl Tonic
2 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and lime zest. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar on medium speed until smooth. Add yogurt, milk, gin and tonic - mix on low until combined. Slowly add in dry ingredients until combined, increase speed to medium.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
Divid among cupcake tins - filling each half full. My pans are a size to make 18 cupcakes - bake 12 to 15 minutes. If yours make larger cupcakes, adjust cooking time accordingly so a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
While baking, mix glaze ingredients:
1 1/2 Tbs Butter, melted
3 Tbs Sugar
1 1/2 Tbs Lime Juice
3 Tbs Gin
Spoon over the cupcakes as soon as they come out of the oven.
Frosting:
1 1/2 Cup Butter
3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Tbs Gin
1 Tbs Lime Juice
Zest of one lime
Combine butter and sugar on medium speed until smooth. Add Gin, Lime Juice and Zest - Whip.
Add sugar as needed to your taste.