Description
These Strawberry Cupcakes are soft, fluffy, and bursting with real strawberry flavor. Fresh strawberry purée is blended into the batter and frosting for a naturally fruity, vibrant, and perfectly sweet cupcake.
Ingredients
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For the Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup strawberry purée (fresh or frozen berries blended)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp strawberry extract (optional for stronger flavor)
- Pink food coloring (optional)
For the Strawberry Buttercream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberry powder OR 3 tbsp thick strawberry purée
- 1–2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Optional Garnish
- Fresh strawberry halves
- Sprinkles
- Extra strawberry crumble
Instructions
1. Make the Strawberry Purée
- Blend strawberries until smooth.
- Simmer in a saucepan 5–10 minutes to reduce and concentrate flavor.
- Cool completely.
2. Make the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cupcake pan with liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix in strawberry purée, milk, vanilla, and strawberry extract.
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fill liners ⅔ full.
- Bake 18–20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
3. Make the Strawberry Buttercream
- Beat butter until creamy.
- Add powdered sugar gradually.
- Mix in strawberry powder or purée, vanilla, salt, and cream.
- Beat until smooth and fluffy.
4. Assemble
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
- Garnish with strawberries or sprinkles.
Notes
- Freeze-dried strawberry powder gives the strongest color and flavor.
- Add pink gel coloring for brighter cupcakes.
- Cupcakes can be stored refrigerated for 3 days.
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT20M
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg