Recipe: Appetizing Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting. Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting pair the concentrated flavor and vibrant color of freeze-dried strawberries with fresh, juicy strawberries for the ultimate fruity cupcakes. In a bowl, whisk together cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and set aside. The strawberry cream cheese frosting, however, is naturally pink from using fresh strawberries.

If you don't want cream cheese, you can also use strawberry buttercream. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and strawberry puree. Whisk until all the wet ingredients are combined. You can cook Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Prepare of For the Cupcakes.
2. You need 40 g of freeze-dried strawberries (reserving 1 1/2 tbsp for frosting).
3. It's 3/4 cup (111 g) of cake flour.
4. You need 1 tsp (5 g) of baking powder.
5. Prepare pinch of (0.8 g) salt.
6. It's 1/4 cup (59 g) of butter, softened.
7. You need 70 g of granulated sugar.
8. It's 1 of large egg, room temperature.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. You need 60-70 ml of milk, room temperature.
11. Prepare 20 g of grated coconut (optional).
12. It's of For the Cream Cheese Frosting.
13. Prepare 4 oz (120 g) of cream cheese, softened.
14. It's 1/4 cup (59 g) of butter, softened.
15. It's 1/4 cup (32 g) of powdered sugar.
16. You need 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract.
17. It's of red gel food coloring (optional).

In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, and stir until just combined. Use a piping bag (or freezer bag with the tip cut off) to pipe the icing onto the cupcakes. In a bowl of electric mixer, beat butter ,cream cheese and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy.

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F (177 C). Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Add the freeze-dried strawberries to a blender or food processor and blend until a powder is formed. Remove 1 1/2 tablespoons for the frosting and set both aside..
2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a bigger bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until pale color. Beat in the egg and vanilla next..
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and mix. Add the milk and mix again until a smooth batter is formed. Fold in the strawberry powder (minus 1 1/2 tablespoons) and grated coconut if desired. Fill the muffin pan about 3/4 of the way..
4. Bake cupcakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 minutes. Place cupcakes on a cooling wrack and cool completely before frosting..
5. Add all the frosting ingredients, including the reserved 1 1/2 tablespoons strawberry powder, to a medium sized bowl and mix until combined and smooth. Now mix in red gel color if using. Frost cupcakes with desired amount of frosting and enjoy!.

Reduce speed to low and gradually add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and strawberry puree and mix to combine. Brush glaze evenly over warm cupcakes. Allow cupcakes to cool completely, then frost. Garnish with fresh strawberries if desired.