Vanilla and strawberry cupcakes

Name: Vanilla and strawberry cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 200 g sugar; 1 tsp vanilla paste; 300 g white flour; ¼ tsp baking powder; 150 g icing sugar; 260 g butter; 3 eggs; 1 ½ dl milk; 260 g double cream cheese; 300 g strawberries; 2 tbsp strawberry jam

desserts Baking sweet bake

Total: 1 hr 30 min. | Active: 45 min.

vegetarian

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Whether for a birthday, Mother's Day or tea time at home, these strawberry cupcakes not only look pretty, but also taste great and hide a sophisticated surprise: a liquid centre of oven-roasted strawberries that brings freshness and a delicate tartness to the recipe. And the best part is these cupcakes are incredibly easy to make – even if you’re not a trained confectioner.

Recipe by:
Anita - Breakfast & Bowls

Ingredients

for 12 pieces

Strawberry puree
300 g	strawberries, cut into pieces

Mixture
120 g	butter, soft, cut into pieces
200 g	sugar
3	eggs
1 tsp	vanilla paste
300 g	white flour
¼ tsp	baking powder
1 ½ dl	milk, lukewarm

Topping
140 g	butter, soft, cut into pieces
260 g	double cream cheese (e.g. Philadelphia)
150 g	icing sugar
2 tbsp	strawberry jam

How it's done

Strawberry puree

Arrange the strawberries in an ovenproof dish (approx. 1 l).

To roast

Approx. 15 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 200 °C. Remove the strawberries from the oven, place in a measuring cup and leave to cool. Puree the strawberries, leave to chill.

Mixture

Place the butter in a bowl, mix in the sugar. Add the eggs one at a time. Using the whisk on a mixer, beat until the mixture turns lighter in colour. Mix in the vanilla paste. Combine the flour and baking powder, add, mix with a spatula. Pour in the milk, stir briefly, and transfer the mixture to the prepared tin.

To roast

Approx. 30 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 160 °C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin, leave to cool completely on a rack.

Topping

Using the whisk on a mixer, beat the butter in a bowl until soft. Add the cream cheese, stir briefly. Sieve in the icing sugar, continue to beat for approx. 1 min. Add the strawberry jam, mix together, chill.

Cupcakes

Using an apple corer or a knife, make a small hole in the centre of each cupcake. Pour the strawberry puree in carefully. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a smooth nozzle (10 mm in diameter) and pipe onto the cupcakes.

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