Best Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

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Best Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Strawberry Cupcakes With Buttercream Frosting are classic, moist, and delicious treats loaded with flavors from fresh strawberries in cupcakes and frosting.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Breakfast, Desserts, Snack, sweets

Cuisine: American, European

Servings:

Calories: 384kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

2 Large bowl
Cupcake mould or muffin tin

Ingredients

For the Strawberry Cupcakes

¾ cup Fine granulated sugar
1 Egg
2 Egg whites
½ cup Vegetable oil
⅓ cup Strawberry Puree
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
¼ cup Milk
2 cups All purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Strawberries chopped into chunks

For the Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

1 cup Strawberry Puree
4 Egg whites
¾ cup Sugar
1 cup Confectioners sugar
¾ cup Vegetable shortening
1 cup Unsalted butter softened
Salt, a pinch
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 drops Red food color (gel, optional)

Instructions

How to make the best Strawberry Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake (or muffin) tins with liners and keep them aside.
In a large bowl, beat together one whole egg, egg whites, and sugar until light and fluffy. To this, add vegetable oil, strawberry puree, vanilla extract, and milk and continue beating till well combined.
¾ cup Fine granulated sugar , 1 Egg, 2 Egg whites , ½ cup Vegetable oil , ⅓ cup Strawberry Puree, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ¼ cup Milk
Stir in dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Do not over-mix. Finally, fold in the chopped strawberries.
2 cups All purpose flour , 1 teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¾ cup Strawberries chopped into chunks
Fill each cupcake tin with the batter till they are about 75 percent full.
Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool down for at least 30 minutes before frosting.

How to make the best Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

In a pan on medium heat, cook strawberry puree for about 6-8 minutes and let it cool completely. It should be at room temperature before it can be used further in the recipe. This cooking step ensures that the strawberry flavors and colors get concentrated.
1 cup Strawberry Puree
In a large bowl, add four egg whites and fine granulated sugar, and cook using the double boiler method by stirring continuously for about 2-3 minutes or until the sugar completely dissolves and the mixture turns pale white. If you use a thermometer, the temperature should range between 100 to 120 F. Remove from the boiler and let it cool for 5 minutes.
4 Egg whites , ¾ cup Sugar
Next, using a handheld beater, beat the egg-white mixture to form stiff peaks.
Add confectioners sugar and whisk gently till combined.
1 cup Confectioners sugar
Then add softened room temperature butter and vegetable shortening in batches and whisk for about 3-4 minutes or till it gets smooth and shiny.
¾ cup Vegetable shortening, 1 cup Unsalted butter softened
To this, add cooled strawberry puree and vanilla extract and whisk for 2 minutes.
Salt, a pinch, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 2 drops Red food color (gel, optional)
Fill the piping bag fitted with your favorite frosting nozzle/tip and decorate the cupcakes as desired. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

I have used fine granulated sugar.
For the strawberry puree, place strawberries in a blender and blend until smooth. 6-6 large-sized strawberries will yield you 1 ⅓ cups of puree.
For the double boiler method, if the temperature goes beyond 120 F, egg whites will scramble, and you will have to throw them away and start fresh. I stop the cooking process when the egg white mixture feels lukewarm to the touch, and the sugar is completely dissolved.
Upon adding fat (butter and shortening) and whisking, if the buttercream mixture curdles, do not worry! Continue to whisk for some more time, and eventually, it will come together.

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