Shortcut Margarita Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Lime Frosting

INGREDIENTS

box Vanilla Cake Mix ((and any ingredients required by the mix; eggs, oil, etc. I used Pamela's Products Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake Mix for these))

1/4 cup

Silver or Blanco Tequila

2 tbsp

Lime Juice

1/4 tsp

Orange Extract

1/2 stick

((4 tablespoons) Unsalted Butter, softened and at room temperature)

8 oz

Cream Cheese (full fat) (, softened and at room temperature)

1 1/2 tsp

Lime Zest

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

1/8 tsp

Kosher Salt

3 1/2 cups

Confectioner's Sugar ((Tip: sifting the sugar eliminates any hard sugar clumps from the frosting))

3 tbsp

Lime Juice

Optional decoration: jellied citrus slices (, drinking straws cut into thirds)