Can anyone recommend a cupcake/cake/cheesecake recipe that...

music83lover2001

is Mexican/Tex-Mex inspired?  I am stumped.  Any suggestions?  TIA!

BridgetMc

Margarita cupcakes are popular! 

Really anything lime or tropical fruit flavored would work.

2bJenniferT

Hmm...dulce de leche?

catskitch

mexican hot chocolate cupcakes?

music83lover2001

ooooohhhhh!  Margarita and Mexican hot chocolate cupcakes sound wonderful.  Can you share the recipe?

BridgetMc

music83lover2001:

ooooohhhhh!  Margarita and Mexican hot chocolate cupcakes sound wonderful.  Can you share the recipe?

There's a popular recipe for margarita cupcakes on Confections of a Foodie Bride. (She has two, I believe; go for the non-box mix version.)

That isn't the one I make though. I use Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake, replacing the lemon zest in the cake with lime zest.  When the cupcakes cool, I poke holes in the cupcakes with a toothpick and brush a mixture of tequila and triple sec on them. For frosting, I also use Dorie's swiss meringue buttercream recipe, adding in lime juice instead of lemon juice.  

thecookingnurse

http://thecookingnurse.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/sopapilla-cheescake/

catskitch

I haven't made the mexican hot chocolate ones yet, but I have cookies if you're interested.

If you google, you'll see some. They all sound amazing, so I wouldn't be able to decide for you! 

KatGal

Tres leches!

music83lover2001

Thanks for all the suggestions thus far.  I am actually leaning toward the Margarita cupcakes.  My only concern is the alcohol.  If it bakes off, that's fine, but I will be serving this where they are little ones and I am not sure how to pull it off without a warning next to the plate (which I'd prefer not to do).  Any way to remedy that and not lose out on flavor?

BridgetMc

music83lover2001:

Thanks for all the suggestions thus far.  I am actually leaning toward the Margarita cupcakes.  My only concern is the alcohol.  If it bakes off, that's fine, but I will be serving this where they are little ones and I am not sure how to pull it off without a warning next to the plate (which I'd prefer not to do).  Any way to remedy that and not lose out on flavor?

Hm...well, that is a problem.  None of the tequila in margarita cupcakes is baked, so it definitely doesn't bake off.  You could leave it out, but then you're just making lime cupcakes. Not that that's a bad thing either.

mamie&cc

Tres leches or flan

susanmiller696

+1 for Tres leches. I love them.

music83lover2001

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies.  I have narrowed it down (a little) to a few different recipes.  If you would like to help me decide which recipe to chose, I am posting a clicky poll up top.