FREE Game Day Printable Collection

GAME DAY PARTY FREE PRINTABLE COLLECTION: It’s time for the ‘BIG” game! This year score a touchdown before the game starts with this FREE fun game day printable collection. Typically the big game is all about the food (game day recipes added below), but how about the decorations? Dress up an everyday hot dog with a football inspired hot dog tray or instead of serving your famous party mix on a plate add it to a referee inspired food tray. Don’t forget about hanging banners. There’s TWO in this collection perfect for celebrating your favorite football team.🏈

Regular Limes VS Key Limes

In terms of taste, key limes have a higher acidity, making them a little more tart than what we consider “regular limes.” This makes them ideal for pairing with sweeter ingredients, hence the ever-popular Key lime pie. It takes 5 key limes to equal the juice you will get from one regular lime.

Fresh Lime Juice VS Bottled Lime Juice

There’s no substitution for the great flavor of fresh citrus fruit. It’s always best to use fresh ingredients when possible, but in a pinch, bottled lime juice can work as a substitute. Just be mindful of the potential flavor differences and adjust the quantity accordingly. You can. But fresh is, generally best.

How to Make Corona Lime Cupcakes

CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS

• 2 (15.25 ounce) boxes of store bought white cake mix
• vegetable oil, divided
• egg whites
• lime gelatin
• lemon lime soda
• Corona Beer

Each cake mix will be a different cake flavor. Lemon Lime and Beer.

FOR THE LEMON LIME CAKE: To a medium mixing bowl, add one cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, 4 large egg white, lime gelatin, and lemon lime soda. Use the paddle attachment and mix cake batter until combined and creamy. Set aside to make the Beer Cake.

FOR THE CORONA BEER CAKE MIX: To a medium mixing bowl, add one cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, 4 large egg white, and Corona beer. Use the paddle attachment and mix cake batter until combined and creamy.

FOR THE CORONA LIME CUPCAKES: This cupcake recipe makes about 48 cupcakes which is fantastic for parties.

1. Line 48 muffin cupcake with cupcake liners, preheat oven to 350°.
2. Add 1 heaping tablespoon or 1½ tablespoons of lemon lime batter to a lined muffin cup.
3. Add 1 heaping tablespoon or 1½ tablespoons of beer batter on top of the lime batter.
4. Smooth with the back of a spoon or an off set spatula.
5. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Cool in muffin cups 10 minutes.
7. Cool completely on a wire rack.
8. When cooled completely frost.

How Many Tablespoons of Batter Will Fill a Cupcake Liner?

Fill your cupcake wrappers 2/3 full – around 3 tablespoons – or one decent ice scream scoop. Avoid filling your cupcake liners with too much batter as they will not bake properly and might overflow when they rise.

Can I Make These Corona Lime Cupcakes WITHOUT Beer?

CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS

• 1 (15.25 ounce) box of store bought white cake mix
• vegetable oil, divided
• egg whites
• lime gelatin
• lemon lime soda

FOR THE LEMON LIME CUPCAKES: To a medium mixing bowl, add one cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, 4 large egg white, lime gelatin, and lemon lime soda. Use the paddle attachment and mix cake batter until combined and creamy. Spoon 3 tablespoons or one ice cream scoop of batter into each cupcake liner. Bake at 350° for 20-23 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely before adding the lime frosting. Recipe below↓ FOR COCONUT CUPCAKES, add 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut and 1 teaspoon coconut extract. FOR LEFTOVER EGG YOLKS: There are many options for using an egg yolk outside of baking, but the two main ones would be making a custard for a pie or ice cream, and the second would be making a curd.

MAKE AHEAD/FREEZING INSTRUCTIONS

Cupcakes can be made ahead 1 day in advance, covered, and stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Frosting can also be made 1 day in advance, covered, and stored in the refrigerator until ready to use. Frosted or unfrosted cupcakes can be frozen up to 2-3 months. To ensure freshness, I like to wrap the container in plastic wrap until ready to use. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

How to Make Corona Beer Buttercream Frosting:

The ingredient list for this delicious Game Day inspired frosting is short but VERY FLAVORFUL.

• butter, room temperature
• powdered sugar
• Corona beer

As simple as the ingredient list is, stays the same for the instructions.

1. Beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, making sure to scrap the sides of the bowl.
2. Add sugar one cup at a time until well incorporated.
3. Add beer on tablespoon at a time until the right consistency is reached for either piping or spreading.

How to Make Lime Buttercream Frosting WITHOUT Beer

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• zest of 2 limes
• 1 (2 pound) bag powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• green food coloring (optional)

I love the added lime zest to this frosting recipe.

1. In a large mixing bowl; beat the butter and lime zest until smooth (about 3 minutes).
2. Gradually add powdered sugar (1 cup at a time) to the butter mixture.
3. Slowly beat in the milk and lime juice. Turn mixer on medium high and continue to mix for an additional 3 minutes.
4. This will incorporate air into your frosting and produce a light and fluffy texture.

HOW TO STORE FROSTING

Frostings that are made with shortening can be stored at room temperature in an air tight container on the counter up to 2 weeks.  Frostings with butter and milk should be stored in the refrigerator with an air tight lid up to 2 weeks or freezer up to 3 months.

How to Decorate Corona Lime Cupcakes

NO FOOTBALL THEMED TOPPERS: Don’t have football themed cupcake toppers?  You don’t need them just add a bottle cap and half a lime wedge to the top of your Corona Lime Cupcakes.  I served mine with a bowl of lime wedges.  I loved biting into it after taking a bite of cupcake.

HOW TO MAKE GRASS FROSTING: To make your frosting look like grass, spoon frosting into a piping bag fitted with a #233 piping tip.  Make a pile of frosting and while still pressing the frosting out pull up.  Work your way around the outside and then the inside. If you don’t want the grass look use the #4B piping tip.

HOW TO ADD AN EXTRA POP OF FLAVOR TO YOUR CUPCAKES

MORE LIME RECIPES

• LIGHT CHILI LIME RANCH DRESSING
• CHILI LIME GRILLED CORN ON THE COB
• COCONUT LIME CUPCAKES
• COCONUT LIME PULL APART BREAD
• COCONUT LIME CHEESECAKE
• SWEET LIME WHIPPED CREAM

CORONA LIME CUPCAKE FAQ’s