Strawberry Cupcakes with Creamy Strawberry Buttercream.

You don’t need to get your eyes checked. Those aren’t giant strawberry slices. The above strawberry cupcakes are, in fact, mini size. I made today’s homemade strawberry cupcakes in both regular and mini size. I was merely testing the recipe and instead of baking two batches of standard size cupcakes, I thought it would be more fun to crowd my counter with 16 regular size cupcakes and about 1 million mini cupcakes.

Perhaps I’ve always been delusional?

Anyway. What a HIT these were. I’ve made strawberry cupcakes before and while I love that recipe, I wanted to create a new recipe for them. Complete with strawberry buttercream frosting, of course. That’s what I love most about baking– there is never a stopping point. I love taking recipes I already have and mixing them up to create fresh new versions. Like how I turned this classic fruit pizza into a whole new, exciting version.

Ingredients:

• Cupcakes
• 8-9 large strawberries1
• 1 large egg + 2 egg whites, room temperature and separated
• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour2 (measured correctly)
• 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch2
• 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (180g) unsalted butter, softened too room temperature
• 1 and 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, room temperature3
• Strawberry Buttercream
• 1 cup (10-12g) freeze-dried strawberries4 
• 1 cup (235g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 4 cups (480g) confectioners' sugar
• 3 Tablespoons (45ml) heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• salt, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-count muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe makes 16-17 cupcakes, so you will have a few cupcakes to bake in a 2nd batch. Please read notes about mini cupcakes.
2. Slice 5 strawberries and place in a food processor or blender. Pulse until strawberries are a chunky puree. You should have about 1/3 cup. Set aside. Finely chop remaining strawberries. Set aside.
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