Best Kid Pleasing Strawberry Cupcakes Recipes

KID PLEASING STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream and eggs.
• Stir with a spoon until well blended.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups 1/2 full with remaining batter.
• Using spoon, make slight indentation in center of each cup; fill with heaping 1/2 teaspoonful of the preserves.
• Spoon remaining 1 1/2 cups batter evenly over each filled cup; covering preserves.
• (Muffin cups should be 3/4 full).
• Bake at 350°F for 20-30 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched in center.
• Cool 1 minute; remove from pan.
• Cool completely.
• Store in refrigerator.

DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES & STRAWBERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'.
• Using cupcake liners, place 12 liners in a muffin pan and set to the side.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt and set a side.
• In a food processor or blender add strawberries and process until pureed.
• Empty pureed strawberries into a 1/3c measuring cup and set aside. Add rest of strawberry puree to a small bowl and set aside to use in the frosting.
• Using a electric mixer with bowl, cream butter on medium high speed until lightly fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar and continue to mix until well blended. Reduce speed to low and slowly add one egg and egg whites and mix until lightly blended.
• Add vanilla extract if using.
• Mix together milk and 1/3c strawberry puree.
• Alternate flour and milk mixture to mixer slowly ending with flour. Scrap down sides of bowl and continue to blend well.
• Using a ice cream scoop or tablespoon, add batter to prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack before adding the frosting.
• To make the Strawberry Frosting:.
• Using a electric mixer with bowl, add 1 cup butter (soften) and salt and blend on medium high until fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low and add powdered sugar and blend well.
• Add vanilla extract and 3TBS of the strawberry puree, blend well.
• Using a knife frost the cupcakes and top with decorative candies.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 muffin pans with paper baking cups.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs and water. Stir with a spoon and/or whisk until well blended.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Using a spoon, make a slight indentation in the center of each cup; fill with a heaping 1/2 teaspoonful of strawberry preserves.
• Spoon remaining batter evenly over each filled cup; covering preserves. (Muffin cups should be about 3/4 full).
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If toothpick goes through preserves, it will not come out clean.
• Cool for 1 minute and remove from pan. Cool completely before adding icing and toppings as desired. Store in the refrigerator.
• Topping Options: Add your favorite icing: Cream cheese icing, strawberry frosting or white confetti icing are all perfect for your cupcakes and festive for the holiday. For a special touch, try one of these topping suggestions:
• White chocolate shavings. Use a vegetable peeler to create white chocolate shavings using a thick, room-temperature bar of white chocolate.
• White icing is your canvas. With red or pink decorative icing, write fun messages or draw hearts on the white icing.
• Candy toppings. Top your icing with red cinnamon candies, mini chocolate chips, conversation hearts or even try sticking strawberry flavored licorice or hard candies in the top.

STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine butter with 3/4 cup of brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Blend in eggs, vanilla extract, salt, and half-and-half.
• With a mixer running on low, gradually blend in baking powder and 2 cups of flour, scraping down the sides if needed.
• Remove bowl from mixer, and blend in chopped strawberries by hand.
• In a separate bowl, combine remaining butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon to create topping.
• Place 18 cupcake papers in cupcake tin, and spoon strawberry batter evenly into each. Sprinkle an even amount of topping on each cup.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out cleanly from the cupcakes. Remove from cupcake tin and allow to cool before serving.