Strawberries & Cream Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Before you stick your nose up & think, “That’s just a strawberry cupcake!” Think again! I make this recipe EVERY year for valentines day.

You can even buy the heart shaped pans & do a double layer heart cake for your lover. My hubby freaks out if I haven’t bought the ingredients for this cake as February rolls around.

This cake is so moist, so fruity & matched with the cream cheese frosting speckled of strawberries, it’s a match made in heaven! Try to eat just one of these! I dare you! Great for parties or kids’ valentine’s treats as well.

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Strawberries & Cream Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Created by Amber Brady

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Ingredients

Cake:

• ▢ 15.25 oz (432 g) box Pillsbury White Cake Mix
• ▢ 3 oz (85 g) small box strawberry gelatin powder
• ▢ 4 large eggs
• ▢ ⅔ cup (159 ml) canola oil
• ▢ ½ cup (118 ml) water
• ▢ 12 oz (341 g) frozen whole strawberries, pureed (save 2 Tbsp for frosting)
• ▢ 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour

Strawberries & Cream Cheese Frosting:

• ▢ 8 oz (226 g) pkg Neufchatel Cream Cheese, room temperature
• ▢ ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• ▢ 2 Tbsp frozen whole strawberries, pureed
• ▢ 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• For cake: Mix all ingredients in a large bowl with a hand blender for 2 minutes on medium speed. Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full of batter; do not overfill. Bake at 350˚F for 25-30 min or until they spring back when touched. (** If making two 8" or 9" rounds, bake for 35 min, if doing a large 9×13 pan, bake 45 min)
• For frosting: Whip cream cheese with butter until all lumps are gone & it’s nice & creamy. Add strawberry puree until just combined (it’s a small amount to give it a slight pink hugh.) Add powdered sugar all at once & blend until just combined. Do not overmix. Keep in fridge until ready to frost cooled cupcakes.
• When cupcakes are cooled, pipe frosting & sprinkle with sugar crystals or garnish with a sliced strawberry. Keep refrigerated.

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