FRESH STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES!

Описание: These fresh strawberry cupcakes with fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting are divine!

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RECIPE:
Yields: About 62 mini cupcakes
(tip: cut recipe in half if wanting to do two berry flavors)

INGREDIENTS:
½ cup (1 stick) of softened butter
1 cup of sugar
2 Eggs
1 ½ cups of baking flour
1 ½ tsp of baking powder
½ tsp of salt
3/4 cup of buttermilk
1 cup of pureed strawberries
1 tsp of vanilla extract

frosting
1 package, 8oz of cream cheese
3-4 cups of powdered sugar (depending on preference of texture, more icing will make it thicker)
1/4 cup of pureed strawberries

10-12 small strawberries for garnish
1 Tbsp of peach or apricot jam
1 tsp of water


Preheat oven to 350. Add in your sugar and butter to your mixer, and mix on medium-high speed. Then add you eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated. Next add in your vanilla extract.
While that is mixing, sift together your flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add in your flour mixture and your buttermilk one at a time, into your mixer, starting and ending with your flour.
Lastly add in your strawberry puree, making sure to scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl to make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
fill your cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool completely before icing.

For the frosting, add in your room temperature cream cheese and powdered sugar to your mixer and slowly mix together. Then add in your pureed strawberries. Again, always make sure to scrape down the side of your bowl, and then give it another mix to incorporate all of your ingredients.

Microwave your jam and water for no more than 30 seconds. then brush on your sliced strawberry garnish and place on top of your icing after you have piped your cupcakes.