Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

Fresh strawberries make a beautiful summer cupcake. The strawberry shaped lollies on top of my cupcakes are from a lolly shop in Carlton and when I spotted them I just had to use them. They made an easy cupcake topper and were very popular with children and adults alike.

So what makes this cupcake so amazing? Two very important elements: An incredibly moist and light cake that’s loaded with tons of chopped fresh strawberries, and a strawberry buttercream that balances the cupcake perfectly . But don't just stop with strawberry cupcakes by starting with a light and moist vanilla cupcake and tweaking it with different seasonal fruits you can produce some amazing results.


Enjoy xxx

STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY FROSTING

 

 

makes 12 cupcakes

 

YOU WILL NEED

 

Cupcakes

175g unsalted butter at room temperature

160g caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

150g fresh strawberries, washed and hulled

2 eggs at room temperature

160g self raising flour

100g plain flour

200ml milk

 

Frosting

250g unsalted butter

500g sifted icing sugar

strawberry essence or 50 - 100 g pureed strawberries

a few drops of pink food colouring (optional)

 

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees or 160 degrees fan forced. Line a 12 hole cupcake tray with paper cases.
2. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and a pinch of salt with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Sift the flours together. Using a wooden spoon fold in the flour in three additions, alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour until just combined.
4. Finely dice the strawberries and gently fold through the mix.
5. Spoon batter in to paper cases and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when poked in the middle of the cake.
6. Leave cupcakes in the tray for 10 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool completely.

*these cupcakes can be wrapped individually and frozen for up to a month.



Frosting

See basic butter cream frosting recipe

 

Recipe adapted from Planet Cake cook book.



 

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