Here’s the story of Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes:
As I was searching around for a cute Valentine style cupcake to post…I happened across a couple different recipes and decided to combine and adapt them which successfully produced my “Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes”!! They’re made from a cake mix so that’s an easy plus but they have such a Strawberry and Creamy taste that you can hardly eat just one!
… Just saying!!
My inspirations came from a cute site www.yourcupofcake.com ! She has a ton of wonderful desserts over there… mouth watering, actually!
Jake says these Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes are his “new favorites” before these it was my Apple Cider Cupcakes!! He’s a sweet little guy and he even suggested a little competition between us for who could bake the best cupcakes! He made his cupcakes one night and I made mine the next! I gotta say he did a really great job for 12 year old flying solo : )
Picture posted of each of our competition pieces at the end of this post… in all fairness I took them when they were each a day old! AND I love that kid!!
Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
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- Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
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- Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
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- In a large bowl beat eggs
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- Add sour cream
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- Add jam and mix well
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- Add butter milk, mix
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- Add vanilla and
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- almond extract, mix
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- Add cake mix (it’s probably better to sift in the cake mix, less lumps… I just spaced it!)
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- Batters ready, with a large icecream scoop
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- fill liners
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- Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until springs back with light touch, remove from pan and cool on rack
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- Ingredients for Strawberries and Cream frosting
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- Dice strawberries to make 1/3 cup
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- In small mixing bowl beat butter
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- Add cream cheese and vanilla, beat until smooth
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- Add powdered sugar one cup at a time
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- Add diced strawberries, mix on low until evenly distributed
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- Strawberries and Cream Frosting
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- Pipe onto cupcakes with a large icing bag and a # 1M star tip
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- Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes!! Happy Valentine : D
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- Mom and Jake’s Competition Cupcakes
I love strawberry shortcake… my husband said these cupcake taste like strawberry shortcake so, I took that as a huge compliment : D
Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes are really pretty easy to make but they also taste so delish AND look too cute to eat but, I promise you will hardly be able to eat just one!! ENJOY!!
Mom and Jake’s competition Cupcakes:
Mom and Jake’s Competition Cupcakes
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 3 eggs
- ¾ C light sour cream
- ¼ C strawberry jam
- ⅓ C buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp almond extract
- Frosting:
- 8oz cream cheese
- ½ c butter, softened
- 3 – 31/2 C powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ⅓ C strawberries, diced
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line muffin tins with liners (yields approx 18-20).
- In a large mixing bowl beat eggs,add sour cream, jam, buttermilk, vanilla, and almond extract beat until smooth.
- Sift in cake mix, mix on low until smooth.
- Fill liners ⅔ rds the way full. (I use a large cookie scoop and it works perfectly)
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until springs back with a light touch.
- Frosting: In a small mixing bowl cream butter, add cream cheese, beat until smooth. Add vanilla. Add 1 cup powdered sugar at a time, beat well. (reserve ½ C to thicken, if needed, after the strawberries are added) Add strawberries, if too soft to pipe, add another ½ C powdered sugar.
- Refrigerate cupcakes.
Yummo!! Gonna make this for my kids….since sexy buns doesn’t really do sweets…I know!! Go figure!
Your kiddos will be super happy with them!! LOL.. that husband of yours may even like them too!
I made these yesterday! Yum!
Oh sweet!!! I love hearing… That’s awesome!!