¡Cinco de Mayo!

¡Hola amigos!  Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite holidays! I was beyond excited when I saw that one of my blogging friends, Jillian at Cornflake Dreams was hosting a Let's Fiesta link-up!

Frozen Margaritas

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate

6 fluid ounces tequila

2 fluid ounces triple sec

Directions

Fill blender with crushed ice. Pour in limeade concentrate, tequila and triple sec. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Margaritas on the Rocks

Ingredients

2 cups sweet and sour mix

1 cup triple sec

1 1/2 cups gold tequila

1/3 cup brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®)

2 limes, quartered

Directions

Salt the rims of 8 glasses. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, rub the rims of the glasses with lime, and press them into the salt. Fill the glasses with ice.

In a blender, combine sweet and sour mix, triple sec, tequila and Grand Marnier. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, squeeze a quarter lime into each glass, and serve.

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MARGARITA CUPCAKES from RecipeGirl.com

Ingredients:

CAKE:
9 ounces liquid Margarita mix (a little over a cup)
3 ounces tequila (a little less than 1/3 cup)
¾ ounce Grand Marnier ( I used 1 1/2 oz.)
1 box white cake mix
3 large egg whites
2 Tbs vegetable oil
1 Tbs. lime zest (I used 2 tbsp, chopped fine)

LIME BUTTERCREAM ICING:
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
5 to 6 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated lime zest
green food coloring, if desired
small lime slices for garnish, if desired

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line two dozen cupcake tins with paper liners.
2. Prepare cupcakes: Whisk together margarita mix, tequila and Grand Marnier in a small bowl. Measure out 1¼ cups for the recipe; pour the rest on some ice and drink it while making the cupcakes.
3. In a large bowl, blend cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, lime zest and 1¼ cups of the margarita mix from step 1. Blend on low for about 30 seconds and then increase speed to medium and blend for two additional minutes. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
4. Spoon the batter into cupcake liners (about ¾ full). Bake for 20-25 min, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool for about 10 minutes in the pans, then remove them to a rack to cool completely.
5. Prepare icing: Once cupcakes are completely cooled, prepare the icing. Place butter in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer until butter is fluffy. Add 5 cups of powdered sugar, salt, lime juice, and lime zest. Mix until thick and creamy. Add more powdered sugar until the frosting is of a good spreading (or piping) consistency. Mix in a tiny amount of green food coloring or gel paste if you’d like the frosting to have a green tint. Ice cupcakes in whatever manner you prefer… spreading or piping the frosting. Use small lime slices as garnish.

Disfrutar de Cinco de Mayo {Enjoy} ... ¡Ole!

¡Mucho amor!  XO

PS: Here is a picture of me dressed for a Cinco de Mayo fiesta at school two years ago!