PINK STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES

If you want to make strawberry cupcakes, you can certainly find a box of strawberry cake mix at the store and go with that.  But the flavor of the boxed mix isn’t going to bring forth the delicious flavor of fresh strawberries.  So how do you use fresh strawberries to make cupcakes?  In this recipe, you’ll be using frozen strawberries that you will puree.  If you have fresh strawberries on hand, you can pop them in the freezer until frozen and then puree them.

Cake flour is used in this cupcake recipe to give it a nice, cakey texture.

Fair warning:  don’t taste the cupcake batter.  It tastes like strawberry ice cream, and you may be tempted to grab a straw!!

These cupcakes turn out to be a lovely shade of light pink, but I help that process along with a squirt of pink/red gel paste. You can leave the coloring out and the cakes will be slightly pink, but they’re much cuter with a darker tint.

Pink Strawberry Cupcakes are a darling little dessert to serve at little girl’s birthday parties, baby showers and spring and summer celebrations.  Everyone loves a good cupcake.  And this is a good cupcake!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
• 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup pureed frozen strawberries (about 1/4 of a 1 pound bag)
• 4 large egg whites
• 1/3 cup milk
• several drops red/pink food color or gel paste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 18 cupcake pan with paper liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl use an electric mixer to blend the butter with the strawberry puree. Add the flour mixture and blend until light and fluffy (the batter will be very thick).
4. ..............................................

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