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Strawberry Cupcakes with whipped Cream Frosting

These Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting are the real deal. Nothing artificial goes into these baby cakes.  These cupcakes are tender, moist, and bursting with fresh strawberries.  The Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting is finger licking great!

Strawberry Cupcakes with Frosting
 

It’s official.  My youngest one graduated with cap, gown, and diploma in hand this week.

Granted, the diploma was a rolled-up blank white paper. Wisely done, so the hands that received the mock-ups needn’t fret about crumpling, losing, or ripping the real deal.

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Strawberry Cupcakes with whipped Cream Frosting

Because the hands that proudly shook their instructors’ hands belonged to preschoolers. Past preschoolers, now Big Graduates who will hand their hard-earned lemonade stand money to the ice-cream trucks all summer.  And then head off to kindergarten in the fall.

I’ve been here 3 times now, and I prepared myself for the bittersweet moments this week would bring.  We hugged the teachers and reminisced about all 3 boys having hung their “Cars” backpacks up on those same walls.  And how this is the last time I’ll hold a tiny hand down those familiar little hallways.

Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Crema Cheese

And I realize once again how fleeting every season is.  And how this probably never really ends, this parenting thing with its stages, seasons, and chapters.

So it is with bittersweet joy that I celebrate the end of this chapter with you guys today. Any celebration clearly includes food!  🙂

Since fresh strawberries are my Littlest’s favorite treat in the whole wide universe, these Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes are the perfect dessert.  With Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting, no less.  It is a seriously fabulous combination.  Fabulous, from top to bottom!

These cupcakes boast the fresh and fruity flavors of real strawberries in every bite.  The tender, soft, and unbelievably moist crumb satisfies any cupcake lover.  The strawberry whipped cream frosting is my favorite part…SO full of strawberry flavor, light, refreshing, and the perfect topping for these baby cakes.

People will ask you for the recipe.  I’ve been told by my grown-up friends that these are their favorite cupcakes, in the whole wide universe.

Love strawberries? Then check out these homemade strawberry pop tarts for a fun and delicious treat!

Enjoy!

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Frosting

Strawberry Cupcakes with Frosting

5 from 2 ratings
These fresh strawberry cupcakes are superior in moistness, tenderness, and they are bursting with strawberry flavor! The strawberry whipped cream frosting is simply divine, tastes amazing, and a must-do.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Amy Dong

Ingredients  

For the Cupcakes:

For the Frosting:

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line standard muffin pans with liners. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, combine melted butter and sugar. Whisk together until well combined. With a wooden spoon, stir in beaten eggs, yogurt, milk, and vanilla until fully incorporated.
  • Carefully combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients with a rubber spatula. Fold with spatula just until no lumps remain, but do not overmix. Gently fold in the minced strawberries and its juices until combined.
  • Divide batter evenly into lined muffin pan. Bake about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Do not over-bake. Let cool in muffin tin, on top of wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.
  • While cupcakes cool, make the frosting: In a blender or small processor, blend freeze dried strawberries until finely ground into a powder. Set aside.
  • Place mixing bowl and beaters in freezer for a couple minutes to get them very cold.
  • In a small bowl, combine gelatin with 2 TB water and allow gelatin to dissolve and soak up the water, about 1 minute. Microwave for 20 seconds to melt gelatin mixture. Set aside.
  • In cold mixing bowl, combine heavy cream, powdered sugar, and the strawberry powder. Beat until it reaches soft peaks. Check that melted gelatin is no longer hot, but a warm liquid (if it has firmed up, microwave 10 seconds and stir until just warm.) Continue to beat whipped cream to stiff peaks, while gradually pouring liquid gelatin directly into the beaters. This will stabilize your whipped cream so that it does not become runny and keeps its shape well!
  • Keep chilled until ready to frost. Frosted cupcakes will keep well at moderate room temperature for several hours, or cover and keep chilled if room temp is too warm.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 871IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg
Course: cupcakes, Dessert
Cuisine: Amerian
Diet: Vegetarian
Method: baking

Source:  Chew Out Loud, cupcake portion adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction

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11 comments

    • Andrea

    Cant wait to make these! I dont see the number of servings, however the instructions mention to prepare pans (plural)…how many cupcakes does this make? Thanks in advance!

      • Amy Dong

      It will fit the standard 12-muffin pan. Hope you love these!

    • Johanna
    • 5 stars

    Amazing! Made them GF with a 1-1flour blend and they were wonderful. The frosting is my new favorite frosting. Thanks!!

    • brielymar
    • 5 stars

    These turned out fantastic! I’ve been searching for a strawberry cake recipe for the longest and haven’t been able to find one where the cake didn’t turned out pancake flat. I had to substitute a few ingredients based on what I had on hand (no yogurt so I used sour cream and strawberry extract) but the cupcakes turned out perfect! Thank you!

      • chewoutloud

      Yay, so happy to hear it! My friends have deemed this one their favorite cupcake recipe, and it’s great to hear you liked it too! 🙂

    • katie

    Hi! I made the recipe and mine came out really flat. Are you supposed to use 1 egg or two? The directions mention stirring in the beaten “eggs” but the recipe only calls for one egg? I probablyjust messed it up but wanted to double check. Thanks!

      • chewoutloud

      Hi, Katie! Hmmm. It is 1 large egg. The few things that come to mind are that the strawberries need to be towel dried well so that they aren’t too wet going into the batter. Also, making sure the baking powder/soda are both fresh to help the rise. Lastly, very gently folding in the dry + wet ingredients until combined, taking care not to overmix. These cupcakes do tend to be less dome-ish on top, and it’s normal for the tops to cool off into a relatively even level. Good for piping frosting on. I hope this helps a little. Thanks for coming over 🙂

    • huntfortheverybest

    they look delicious!

      • chewoutloud

      Thank you! People tend to really like this one 🙂

    • Liz

    These sound so good. Thank you and congrats.

      • chewoutloud

      Thank you, Liz 🙂

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