STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY FROSTING

There is nothing quite like a delicious sweet fresh strawberry!  These strawberry cupcakes always turn out extra moist and the frosting captures the sweet summery flavor of the strawberries! If you’re looking for a delicious sprint or summer dessert, this recipe is for you!

The strawberry buttercream frosting has a couple of steps but they are easy and it is definitely worth it!  I like to store this in the fridge for a little bit before piping it onto the cupcakes just to firm it up as it is a soft frosting!  Keeping it in the fridge does not harden it, just firms it up so you can even make it a day or 2 ahead of time.  Just take it out of the fridge about 15 minutes before piping.

INGREDIENTS:

• CUPCAKES
• 1 box of white cake mix plus ingredients required to make the mix (or your favorite white cake recipe)
• 1 box (4 servings size) strawberry jello
• FROSTING
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 4 – 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 8 oz cream cheese , softened (the block, not the spreadable tub)
• 1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract (optional)
• red food coloring (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
CUPCAKES

1. Prepare cake mix as directed on the box (or in your recipe). Divide the batter into 3 bowls.
2. Add 1 tablespoon Jell-o powder to one of the bowls. Add the remaining Jell-o powder to a second bowl and mix well. Leave the third bowl with white batter.
3. ............................

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