Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Makes 24 Cupcakes
24 White Cupcakes (I use a box mix)
2 C Fresh Strawberries, cut in small dice
2 C Fresh Strawberries, mashed (make sure to mash into small pieces, as your buttercream will not pipe easily with large strawberry chunks)
24 Whole Small Strawberries, stems attached
1 T Grand Marnier
1 T Fresh Mint, chopped fine
2 T Sugar
1 Quart Plain Buttercream
To Prepare Strawberry Filling:
Place finely diced strawberries, grand mariner, sugar and mint into a small bowl. Toss to combine and marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to an hour.
To Prepare the Cupcakes:
Holding your knife at a 45 degree angle, (angled toward the center the cupcake) cut a small circle out of each cupcake. Because you angled your knife, you are left with a cone of cake. Remove the cone and cut the bulk of the cake away from the top, leaving 1/8″ thick cake circle. This creates a “top” to your filled cupcake.
Carefully spoon fresh marinated strawberries into center of each cupcake. Make sure not to overfill.
Top each cupcake with the cake circle.
Mix mashed strawberries with your favorite buttercream recipe.
Pipe on buttercream using a large star tip (if you try to use a small tip, your strawberries will get stuck).
Finish each cupcake with a fresh berry.
Sounds wonderful. I just happen to have some strawberries…
YUM! they look so good!
do the cupcakes need to be served right away? I wasn’t sure if the marinated strawberries would soak into the cupcake. I’m thinking of baking these for a bake sale but not sure how they would do making them a day ahead of time. Thanks!
Not necessarily. Actually, they are best if they have some time for the juice to soak into the cake and further add flavor. However, I would not suggest you let the cupcakes sit for days and days. I usually always make these cupcakes the day before I serve them. If you can make them the day ahead, I think they would make a great addition to any bake sale! Good Luck!
[...] and fresh! Add to this formula the perfect cupcake foundation and this is the result… Filed Under: Fruit [...]