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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes With Real Strawberry Frosting
Amy Treasure
We've used the juiciest and tastiest fresh strawberries to turn vanilla cupcakes into strawberry filled cupcakes topped with a real strawberry buttercream frosting.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
18
minutes
mins
Course
Cupcakes
Cuisine
British
Servings
18
cupcakes
Calories
423
kcal
Equipment
KitchenAid Stand Mixer
12 Hole Baking Tray
Cupcake Cases
Piping Bag
Wilton 1M Piping Nozzle
Wilton 2D Piping Nozzle
Ingredients
1 ¾
cups
plain flour
290g
1 ½
cups
caster sugar
330g
3
tsps
baking powder
.5
tsp
salt
1
stick
unsalted butter
½ cup / 110g, softened
240
ml
whole milk
2
large
eggs
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1
cup
fresh strawberries
140g approx 8 large strawberries
For the strawberry frosting
2
sticks
unsalted butter
1 cup / 230g, softened
500
g
icing sugar
50
ml
whole milk
.5
tsp
vanilla extract
1
cup
freeze-dried strawberries
12g
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF/ 175ºC (160ºC fan)/ Gas 4
Add flour, salt, baking powder, salt and butter to a free standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment
Beat on speed 2 for a couple of minutes until the mixture resembles wallpaper paste
In a separate bowl whisk the milk, eggs and vanilla extract until combined
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry into the flour mixture and beat on speed 4 until smooth (a couple of minutes - don't over mix)
Crush the strawberries with the back of a fork and scrape them into the bowl and fold together until just combined
Divide the mixture between 18 cupcake cases filling them half full
Bake in the centre of a pre heated oven for 18-21 minutes until the cupcakes are golden and spring back when touched
Leave to cool completely
Once cool, make holes in the tops of the cupcakes and add a teaspoon of jam to each hole
To make the strawberry frosting
In a free standing mixer, beat the butter on speed 4 until creamy
Add the icing sugar a tablespoon at a time
Slowly pour in the milk
Add the vanilla extract and freeze-dried strawberries - increase the speed to 6 and continue to beat for a few more minutes
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 1M piping nozzle
Pipe the frosting in a swirl or rose pattern on top of the cupcakes
Decorate with a whole fresh strawberry
Notes
See under subheadings for extra tips
Keyword
Buttercream, Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes, Easy Cupcakes, Strawberry Cupcakes, Strawberry Filled Cupcakes, Strawberry Frosting