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Published: Jul 20, 2015 · Modified: Jul 19, 2019 by Amanda Powell · Estimated time to read: About 3 minutes to read this article. · This post may contain affiliate links.

Blackberry Lime Cupcakes with Lime Frosting

These blackberry lime cupcakes are the epitome of fresh flavor. Fresh blackberries are folded into a moist vanilla lime cupcake and topped with a lime buttercream frosting and blackberry sauce drizzle. 

Light and fluffy cupcakes are infused with a hint of lime, then swirled with a simple blackberry jam. They are then topped with a lime frosting and more blackberry jam. I think these blackberry lime cupcakes are seriously my favorite cupcakes ever! They are so delicious and so pretty!

So I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but where I am it is insanely hot. According to The Weather Channel it feels like it is 109 outside with humidity, but I swear it is hotter than that. Just sitting down, I can feel pools of sweat begin to form. Even my teeth are sweating!! You see, we have no central air in our house. It is beyond broke (it’s the original system from like, the 70’s) and they need to update the whole system around the house and the estimate we got was about $25,000! So… yeah, that ain’t getting fixed anytime soon. We’ve been surviving with window units in the bedrooms, and fans on the windows downstairs, which suffices most days, but not lately. The only thing pulling me through is knowing that soon I will be in Seattle which gets London hot which I can tolerate without an a/c.

Blackberry swirl cupcakes with lime frosting and a blackberry Jam drizzle. These cupcakes are as tasty as they are pretty. My family can't get enough.

For some reason though, I am still crazy enough to turn on both the oven and the stove. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I must really love you. And also, these cupcakes are freaking delicious and worth suffering through the heat for a little while. I had these kiwi key lime mojito popsicles to help cool me down while I was baking, so it wasn’t too bad.

Blackberry swirl cupcakes

Firstly, let’s talk about these blackberry lime cupcakes. They are light and fluffy and incredibly moist – I used my favorite vanilla cupcake base to make this so you know it will turn out right every time. I added lime zest, then swirled in some homemade quick blackberry jam (or compote or whatever you want to call it) and swirled it in. Just look at how beautiful those swirls look when it is baked? You almost don’t want to cover it with frosting. Except…. the frosting is so creamy and has a wonderfully balanced lime flavor. I used a quick and easy buttercream because why spend more time making something more complicated in this heat. This means faster nomming time and that is always a good thing. The cupcakes are them topped with a bit of thinned out blackberry jam.

Blackberry cupcakes with lime frosting and blackberry drizzle

Go make yourself these blackberry lime cupcakes now!

Cause these cupcakes are what happiness and summertime are all about.

Blacberry lime cupcakes with lime frosting topped with blackberry jam. I love making these cupcakes almost as much as I love eating them!

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Blackberry Lime Cupcakes with Lime Frosting

Blackberry Lime Cupcakes with Lime Frosting

Sweet and summery, these blackberry lime cupcakes are a family favorite

Prep Time 16 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

For blackberry jam

  • 1 1/3 cups blackberries
  • 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water

For Cupcakes

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • zest of a chilled lime
  • 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature

For Lime Frosting

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • zest of one chilled lime

Instructions

Make the Jam

  1. Mix the blackberries and sugar together in a small saucepan and heat on medium-high until the berries break down and the juiced become thick and syrupy. Set aside to cool.

Make the Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  3. In a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in the zest and extract and the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each egg and beating for one additional minute after the last egg.
  5. Alternate between adding the flour and the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour. Mic until just combined.
  6. Evenly distribute the batter among the cupcake liners. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of the blackberry jam over the cupcake batter and swirl in using a skewer or knife.
  7. Bake for about 17 - 20 minutes, or until a light golden brown and the tops spring back when gently pressed upon. Take out the oven and allow to cool completely.

Make the Frosting.

  1. Beat the butter until smooth and cream. Beat in the powdered sugar one cup at a time. Mic in the remaining ingredients and beat well.

Assembly

  1. Fit a piping bag with a large open star tip and fill with the frosting. Frost each cupcake, Stir in the water into the remaining jam and then drizzle the jam over the frosting. Serve. Cupcakes make last up to five days at room temperature in an airtight container.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 cupcake

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 469
© Amanda Powell
Cuisine: American / Category: dessert
Blackberry Lime Cupcake Recipe

About Amanda Powell

Baker, photographer, and sometimes world traveler behind A Cookie Named Desire. Obsessed with helping people live life sweetly with delicious food to share with the special people in your life and creating lasting memories.

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  1. nicole (thespicetrain.com) says

    July 20, 2015 at 11:15 am

    These cupcakes look awesome, so beautiful, intense and delicious. Hope you get a break from the crazy temperatures soon!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 21, 2015 at 4:16 pm

      Thank you so much! I cannot wait for Fall!!

      Reply
  2. allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says

    July 20, 2015 at 11:29 am

    How delicious are these Amanda!!!! Gorgeous cupcakes and photos. My mouth is watering.

    Reply
  3. Beeta @ Mon Petit Four says

    July 20, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    Wow, these look divine! They totally are worth suffering through the heat to bake these. I love that you made a slightly tart buttercream to go with the cupcake – yum!!!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 21, 2015 at 4:15 pm

      The tartness really helps to balance the sweet blackberries. I can’t get enough of them!

      Reply
  4. Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says

    July 20, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Those look SO mouthwatering good…I want one right now! Gorgeous pictures! Pinning!

    Reply
  5. Joanne Bruno says

    July 20, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    More than the heat, THE HUMIDITY. I don’t know how we’re living through this. It’s awful! I’ve still been turning on my oven, too, though. Hey, a girl needs her cupcakes! These look fabulous. Worth the sweat.

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 21, 2015 at 4:15 pm

      Yes, nothing will separate a girl and her cupcakes!! Haha

      Reply
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