Mountain Dew Cupcakes
INGREDIENTS
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Cupcake Ingredients:
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1 cup butter (2 sticks)
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs
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3/4 cup Mountain Dew
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juice from one lemon and two limes
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zest from one lemon and two limes (separate into two piles, as you will use some for the butter cream frosting)
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1 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
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2 3/4 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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Frosting Ingredients:
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1 cup butter (2 sticks)
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4 cups powdered sugar
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2 tablespoon Mountain Dew
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juice from one half a lemon and half a lime
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remaining zest from the cupcake recipe (half a lemon and one whole lime)
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1 teaspoon lemon extract
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neon green food coloring (or blue and green if you don't have green)
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