Strawberry Cupcakes

[sparkelly]

These are my new favorite cupcakes. So delicious!


Strawberry Cupcakes

Ingredients:
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c. unsalted butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/3 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c. chopped strawberries

1/4 c. strawberries
1 Tbsp. strawberry extract
1/2 tsp lemon juice
8 oz. cream cheese, room temp
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
1 3/4 c. powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp vanilla

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare 2 cupcake pans.
• Sift flour, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl.
• In bowl of mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time until combined.
• Add buttermilk, oil and vanilla until combined.
• Add flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• Fold in berries.
• Fill cupcake pans 3/4 way.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• For frosting, put berries, liquor, and juice in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and then reduce to a simmer for 5 mins.
• Let cool then blend until smooth.
• In bowl of mixer mix cream cheese and butter until creamy.
• Add sugar, then vanilla.
• Add berry puree until smooth.
• Frost cupcakes when they are completely cooled.

credit: Good Things Catered

[Kandypainted]

oh these look soo good i want to eat my computer screen

[kitkit]

nothing else?

[priceisright]

Those look sooo good. You out so much effort into them too.

This is how much effort I put into making my cupcakes:

[nilo]

Hmmmmm. Yummy! Thanks for the post. I will try this.