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Strawberries N' Cream Cupcakes

Who wants a cupcake?  I have been thinking about this combination for a while but wanted to find the perfect recipe.  I found the cupcake recipe on Martha Stewart.  Have you ever heard of Sprinkles Cupcakes?  They were kind enough to share their recipe for strawberry cupcakes with us.  The cupcakes are sturdy enough to hold up to frosting, deliciously moist, and just sweet enough.  They recommended topping these with a strawberry buttercream, but I thought a strawberry cream cheese frosting would be awesome, and I was right!  We all loved these!











Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes
from Martha Stewart

2/3 cup whole fresh or frozen strawberries, thawed
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 large egg whites, room temperature


* I only had the butter at room temperature and it still turned out great!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners; set aside.
Place strawberries in a small food processor; process until pureed. You should have about 1/3 cup of puree, add a few more strawberries if necessary or save any extra puree for frosting; set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, mix together milk, vanilla, and strawberry puree; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until well combined and fluffy. Reduce the mixer speed to medium and slowly add egg and egg whites until just blended.
With the mixer on low, slowly add half the flour mixture; mix until just blended. Add the milk mixture; mix until just blended. Slowly add remaining flour mixture, scraping down sides of the bowl with a spatula, as necessary, until just blended.
Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Transfer muffin tin to oven and bake until tops are just dry to the touch, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely in tin before icing.



Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
5 TBSP butter, at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 TBSP strawberry puree

With an electric mixer, mix the cream cheese and butter together until they are well combined.  Add in vanilla and strawberry puree and mix well.  Gradually add the powdered sugar until it reaches desired consistency.  If you want it to be even thicker just add more powdered sugar.  

Note:  For the strawberry puree, I put one cup of sliced strawberries in a blender to get all the puree I needed for the cupcakes and the frosting.  

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