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Blackberry Lime Cupcakes with a gold liner and pillowy white and purple streaked swiss meringue buttercream.

Blackberry Lime Cupcakes

Dreamy flavours of blackberry and lime come together in fun and delicious Blackberry Lime Cupcakes!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword blackberry cake, blackberry cupcakes, blackberry dessert, blackberry recipe, lime cake, lime cupcakes, lime dessert
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 459 kcal
Author Samantha

Ingredients

Blackberry Lime Cupcakes:

  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 pint fresh blackberries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp lime zest
  • 2 tbsp lime juice, from 1 lime

Blackberry Lime Frosting:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature this is 2 sticks
  • 3-4 cups icing (confectioner's) sugar
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp lime zest
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1-2 tbsp whipping cream
  • 1-2 tbsp blackberry jam or purée

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F and line or grease a 12 hole cupcake tin.

  2. In a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), mix together flour, salt, baking soda, and sugar on low speed.

  3. Add butter and mix on medium until corse crumbs form, 60 seconds or less. Mix in yogurt for a lumpy batter.

  4. Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla, lime zest and lime juice. Beat until smooth (batter will be very thick and sticky). Add blackberries and carefully mix in using a wooden spoon or a spatula, being careful not to squish the berries.

  5. Divide batter between cups (I used an ice cream scoop and it was a heaping scoop per cupcake, the batter is so think this is the easiest way to divide it equally). Smooth the tops (you can use an off-set spatula or I lightly sprayed the bottom of a 1/4 cup measuring cup and used that).

  6. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in pan then move to a wire rack to fully cool before topping with frosting.

  7. With an electric mixer or a stand mixer, beat butter on high (with whisk attachment) for 3-5 minutes until butter is lighter in colour and doubles in volume. One cup at a time, add icing sugar (I used closer to 4 cups for this recipe). Beat in salt, lime zest, and lime juice. Finally beat in whipping cream, one tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached (I used 2 tablespoons).

  8. To frost cooled cupcakes, place a small spoonful of blackberry jam or purée down the side of a pipping bag (or freezer bag). Add icing to bag and pipe* onto cupcakes in a circular motion moving upwards.

Recipe Notes

* I used a large 1M Wilton icing tip.

Nutrition Facts
Blackberry Lime Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 459 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Cholesterol 80mg27%
Sodium 347mg15%
Potassium 105mg3%
Carbohydrates 59g20%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 844IU17%
Vitamin C 9mg11%
Calcium 35mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.