Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
March 22, 2010 in cupcakes
My favorite thing about this time of year is the cheap strawberries. Target had them for $1 a pound this past week! I’m pretty sure we’ve had strawberries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner almost every night. No one’s complaining though!
Strawberry cupcakes are something I’ve wanted to make for awhile but I’ve just never gotten around to it. These guys were everything I hoped for. The cake had a very subtle strawberry taste thanks to the gentle folding but the buttercream… oh, the buttercream. It was exploding with strawberry flavor. And the pink? Totally natural, no food colors at all! That is why I love working with strawberries.
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 2½ cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cup chopped strawberries
For the frosting:
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
Instructions
To make the cupcakes:
- 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 ¾ way. Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
To make the frosting:
- Use a mixer to beat butter until light and fluffy. Add in powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach a slightly stiffer consistency then you wanted. Blend the strawberries into the mixture. The strawberry juices should thin out your buttercream a little bit, add more powdered sugar if needed.
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so…would it be terribly unladylike of me to just hunker down with a bowl of the buttercream? cause that’s all i wanna do. :)
Yeah! I’ve been looking for a strawberry cake recipe!! is this moist? I’m bookmarking this recipe. Thank you.
Yes, very moist! I think it could’ve used more strawberry flavor so if you’re a fan of the extract, maybe give it a try. Other than that, a perfect cupcake!
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i am sooo ready for cheap strawberries to enter my kitchen. these cupcakes are precious!
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The cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous cupcakes! They look so yummy.
I can’t wait to make these for my family. I hope mine turn out as good as yours. Great cupcake recipe!!