Margarita White Chocolate Coconut Key Lime Cupcakes

Once upon a time, a really yummy cupcake....

...realized something was missing in it's cupcake life.
I picked up this margarita glass at the Dollar Tree and thought maybe they could be friends, since the cupcakes base fit so nicely inside the base, it seemed to be going well.

They imagined their future together as the dessert course at one of my parties....they talked about how many cupcake taquila shot babies they were going to have....but then....I remembered....I like to be destructive, and this relationship wasn't going to work out.
I cut up two cupcakes, chopped and placed one in the bottom of a cup, added 4 T of filling, another layer of cupcake, a heaping helping of chocolate lime icing, sprinkled the edges, and a lime wedge. And my cupcake and I have not been the same since then.

...and they all lived happily ever after. In other news....
First...let me say I'm not a big fan of lemon or lime flavored desserts. Citrus and I just don't have much of a friendship going, but I needed to make a lime dessert (to be explained in a minute) and I must say I'll definitely make these again. I lime green heart these....especially the icing...it appears I'm developing quite a love of icing...or rather, fostering the love that already exhisted. Now on to the meat of the post.
I recently went to visit my pal Carla (more on that tomorrow), and the rest of the family in Austin in honor of her daughter's birth. I brought a trunkload of gifts. It's sort of my MO. None of my friends are surprised when I arrive with too many things, they just clear off the tables when I head down the road. I like to craft, my friends are my excuse for continuing this 'hobby.' I made some tamales for the family. I decided I wanted to add a dessert to my offerings, and since it was May, and May was all about cupcakes for me, I began researching some ideas for a cupcake that would compliment my tamales. I decided to find something Margarita-ish. I found a recipe for Key Lime Cupcakes on Hoosier Homemade. These cupcakes had a whipped cream topping, and I love icing, so I decided to use this as the base, and move forward with an icing recipe. I found a really yummy White Chocolate and Lime icing recipe on FoodTV. I also decided to simplify my life and use a boxed cake mix. I combined all these fun finds to see what I could come up with.
CUPCAKES:

I halved a white cupcake mix, and added 1/2 of shredded cocount to the mix before baking. I made 8 'full' cupcakes (I measure the batter with a 1/4 c. scoop). Bake as directed.
FILLLING: (This is the exact recipe from Hoosier Homemade)

Beat (for 2 minutes) together 1 small pkg (4 oz) vanilla instant pudding with 1/2 c. whipping cream, 1/4 c. lime juice, 4 drops green food color, 1/2 c. powdered sugar. Let rest for 3 min, and then place in fridge.
I decided to use these as a filling, so I cut a cone shape out of the cupcakes. I found it was best to go pretty deep to weight the bottom down b/c the cupcakes are a little top heavy otherwise.) Fill cupcakes with filling, and then place lid back on cupcake.

ICING: (From a foodnetwork contributer...LOVE it!)
Melt 5 oz of white chocolate and set aside.
Mix 1 stick of butter (room temperature), 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar, pinch of salt, 1/2 t. salt, 1/2 t. vanilla, 1 T. lime, and 1/4 c. sour cream. Add in chocolate just until combine.
Garnish edges with sprinkles, and the top with a lime slice.
And because no blog....or cupcake is complete with a shot of the inside, which in turns means I eat one before giving them away...

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