Strawberries & Cream Cupcakes
If you enjoy cupcakes that are light, fluffy, and not too sweet, this recipe is for you. I’ve paired a soft strawberry cupcake with an airy whipped cream topping and hope you’ll try it for Valentine’s day {or any day}
httpv://youtu.be/oUwfHoDhm6I
Strawberries & Cream Cupcakes
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Author: The Squishy Monster
Serves: 6
Ingredients
Strawberry Cake
- 1½ c cake flour
- 2½ ts baking powder
- ½ ts baking soda
- ¼ ts fine salt
- 2 egg whites + ⅛ ts cream of tartar
- ¾ c sugar
- 6 tb soft, unsalted butter
- ⅔ c strawberry puree
- ½ c whole milk
- 1 ts pure vanilla extract
Whipped Topping
- 1 ts unflavored gelatin + 4 ts water
- 1 c cold heavy cream
- 5 tb confectioners sugar
- 1 ts vanilla {or ¼ c strawberry juice}
Instructions
- In the first bowl, sift the flour, powder, soda, and salt together. Set aside,
- In the second bowl, whip the egg whites until they get frothy. Sprinkle in the cream of tartar and continue to whip until it achieves stiff peaks {when you lift the beater, the tip stands up and doesn’t wilt}.
- In the third bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
- Blend in the puree, milk, then vanilla.
- Combine bowls one and three in three separate additions. Mix just to combine and avoid over mixing.
- Incorporate the second bowl into the batter. Carefully fold a bit at a time until it’s mixed in. Again, don’t over mix. You don’t want to deflate the puffed up whites.
- Fill a lined cupcake tin a little over three quarters of the way full and bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes.
- Cool.
- For the topping, bloom the gelatin by stirring into the water. Set aside for 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly dissolve the gelatin over low heat {or for 20-30 seconds in the microwave}. Cool completely and stir so it doesn’t set.
- Whip the cold cream with the sugar. Add the gelatin mixture and whip until it reaches the consistency you desire. {I stopped mine right before it reached firm peaks}.
- Pipe onto cupcakes and serve.
Love,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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So LOVELY AND DELICIOUS looking Angie! A must try! Thank you and have a lovely week end! Hope it is warming up a little where you are! Love.
Les
this cupcake look so appetizing!
Fantastic cupcakes!
I’ve never heard of using gelatine in frosting – a new one for me
These remind me of strawberry shortcake in cupcake form! Delicious job
Just going off your description…I’d love a bit of this now! Come to think of it, there aren’t enough cupcake joints making this flavour combo in Melbourne. I must start making my own – thanks for the recipe
you’re the best!
Looks so fluffy and good.
I haven’t made a cupcake in a while, quite inspired.
Great looking sweet cupcakes. It’s winter here so these make me feel like it’s Spring or Summer!
yep i lazy so i would use strawberry preserves! haha hope u having a warm + fun 2014 so far Squishy!
Nothing wrong with that. It’s warm today {calling for snow this weekend} but despite the bipolar weather, I’ll bask in the sunshine today and worry about the cold later, lol. Hope you’re well, Brain!!
For sure. I scored some lovely hydrophonic strawberries from my friends and couldn’t resist =)
Thanks, Ash!
A shame there aren’t really here either :/
Thanks, Uru–hope your trip was a blast!
YOU are!
It really fortifies it to mimic the integrity of buttercream. love it!
Thank you^^
Thanks, y’all!
Thank you, Les. I hope yours was fantastic!
I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought tbis post was good.
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blogger iff you are not already Cheers!
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How long will the frosting stay firm?
About 3-4 days in the fridge and a few hours out =) Though, I had my cupcakes with stabilized whipped cream out when the weather was cooler out and it lasted all day!
Love this recipe! I followed everything except cream of tartar and gelatin
When I thought of cakes, it was always either chocolate or coffee, or combined
But this is just so good good gooooooddd XD
Even my dad (secretly) ate three of them
Love your recipes as always thank you~~
When even your father enjoyed, that’s saying something. This is so awesome to hear, Stella! Hooray!!!! Thank you so much for trying my recipe and letting me know too. Huge hugs!!