Strawberry Cupcakes

I have to interrupt the holiday festivities to share these strawberry cupcakes with you!

The best homemade strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting made from fresh strawberry puree!
  1. They are so good, I can’t hold on to this post, you need to try them.
  2. It’s strawberry season now!

We’ve lived in our house for about a year and a half now and we’ve met a few people on our street, but that’s about it. I was convinced there had to be other fun-loving families in this neighborhood, somewhere.

The best homemade strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting made from fresh strawberry puree!

Well, there are! Monday night was our first girls night in! It was 13 incredibly amazing ladies, delicious snacks, many bottles of wine, a few sweet treats, tons of laughter and even some dancing (you know who you are – wink)! It was so loud at one point, I think we all may have been yelling. It was a hilariously good time!

The best homemade strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting made from fresh strawberry puree!

And, you guessed it. Me being me, I baked for this event. Not like healthy baked either, I legitimately baked. With sugar and white flour. I made strawberry cupcakes and strawberry buttercream frosting with homemade fresh strawberry puree. And they were sinful! I think I had 3 before I even left the house.

The best homemade strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting made from fresh strawberry puree!

Let me give you a little preview of these strawberry cupcakes, these cake is a soft vanilla flavor with fresh chopped strawberries in the batter. When you bite into them they are spongy and not overly sweet, but there is a subtle tang from the strawberries.

And the frosting is traditional buttercream mixed with a fresh strawberry puree made of berries and honey, simmered on the stove. You can just eat it all by itself (we totally did), but it brings just the perfect amount of sweetness to the cupcakes.

Next time you have a few extra strawberries laying around, try these strawberry cupcakes – they are sweet as summertime!

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For the strawberry lovers…

Strawberry Cupcakes

By: Kristine Underwood
These little cupcakes are made with fresh strawberry and are the perfect addition to your summer barbecues.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Sweets & Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 mini cupcakes
Calories 93 kcal

ingredients
 
 

  • 1-1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 6 TBS butter, room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped strawberries

For the icing:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 TBS strawberry puree (could substitute all natural strawberry spread)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder.
  • Add egg, vanilla, sour cream, and milk and beat on medium speed until smooth.
  • Fold in chopped strawberries.
  • Carefully spoon batter into lined muffin tins, filling just over halfway.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, rotating halfway through.
  • Cool on wire rack.

For the icing:

  • Beat butter and sea salt until smooth.
  • Slowly add powdered sugar until fully combined.
  • Stir in strawberry puree.
  • Add mild by the tsp to reach desired consistency.
  • When cupcakes are cool, pipe icing onto cupcakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cupcakeCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.1mg
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Strawberry Puree

By: Kristine Underwood
Simple strawberry puree made with fresh strawberries, sweetened with honey.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Sweets & Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 11 kcal

ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 TBS honey
  • 1 + cup chopped strawberries

INSTRUCTIONS

  • In a medium size saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil.
  • Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the strawberries break down and mixture becomes smooth and runny.
  • Cool completely and pour into an airtight container. store in the refrigerator.

Notes

Organic ingredients are recommended.
© Kristine in between. If you wish to republish this recipe, please rewrite the recipe in your own words or link back to this post.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 11kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 0.02gFat: 0.003gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.002gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 3mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.02mg
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18 Comments

  1. I had to come and see how these beautiful cupcakes were made. We love strawberries and cupcakes and with birthdays, sleepovers and family get together’s these would be perfect. Honey and strawberries such a beautiful combination. Pinned for me to make.

    1. Thank you so much!! Hope you enjoy them as much as we do! 🙂

  2. Oops sorry I meant to ask how many cupcakes this recipe makes please?

    1. hi sammie! me too, to all of the above, haha! thank you so much! i had a lot of fun making these. i made mini cupcakes and got about about 32 of them! hope that’s helpful!

  3. Good morning! I can’t seem to find the measurements for milk, sour cream, eggs and vanilla! Help!!!!

    1. I’m not sure why, they appear to be in the recipe. I’ll try updating it just to be sure.

  4. I baked these lovely cupcakes for my boyfriend and he loved it! Thank you – I love it too!

    1. Yay! I’m so glad! They’re one of my personal favorites. 🙂

  5. These cupcakes are gorgeous — and yes — completely legit!

  6. That sounds like a blast! I need a night like that 🙂 These are gorgeous. I love how you piped the frosting to look like a rose. So pretty! Did you use a beveled tip to do it, and twisted the bag? I am just trying to figure out how you did it.

    1. Hi Katie! Yes, you’re so close! I used a large open star tip (1M) and then you start in the center and kind of roll your wrist as you pipe around in a circle. It takes a little practice, but it’s an easy technique to quickly make “fancy” cupcakes! 🙂

  7. Your cupcakes are so pretty and sweet. I love the mini size and the ingredients.

    1. Thank you so much!! I love minis too, I feel like you can eat more… Right? 🙂