Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

February 08, 2013

These are fun little cupcakes for Valentines day, spring time or just because. Use fresh berries to make a delightful treat. The buttercream frosting is ridiculously good. It's almost like eating strawberry ice cream.

1/2 a quart of fresh strawberries
1 15.25oz white cake mix
3 whole eggs
1/3 cup oil
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 drops red gel food coloring (or as much as desired)

Glaze
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp hot water

Strawberry Buttercream
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp strawberry jello powder
4 small strawberries finely diced
1 Tbsp hot water
4 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 325 F. Wash and remove the stems from the strawberries. Place the whole berries in a blender or small food processor puree the berries. The strawberries should yield 3/4 cup of...
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Nutritions

Calories
355

Sodium
19mg
0% DV

Fat
17g
26% DV

Protein
1g
2% DV

Carbs
51g
17% DV

Fiber
0.8999999999999999g
3% DV

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