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Very Strawberry Cupcakes

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Strawberry cupcakes are filled with strawberry jam then topped with a strawberry cream cheese frosting.

Very Strawberry Cupcakes


We didn’t have a whole lot of birthday traditions growing up. But there was one thing I always looked forward to – the Cherry Chip Cake with Fluffy Frosting. I’ve already talked about that cake – and my childhood memories behind it – so I won’t bore you with it again. But to this day, that cake always reminds me of birthdays. (In fact, just a few weeks ago my mom requested it for her birthday cake!)

I’m hoping to starts some new fun traditions with my kids. Abbi is now to the age that she knows just what she wants, and she is definitely not afraid to voice it. Her birthday is at the end of this month, and for the last – oh, probably 10 months – she has been reminding me that she wants a strawberry birthday cake. You know how most kids change their minds 20 times in the span of 20 minutes? Well, not this girl. It is a strawberry cake, and I have a feeling it’s going to be a strawberry cake for every birthday from here on out.

So in honor of my beautiful daughter and her upcoming birthday, I made cupcakes. Strawberry cupcakes. An early present for the birthday girl.

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Very Strawberry Cupcakes

Very Strawberry Cupcakes

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
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Description

Strawberry cupcakes are filled with strawberry jam then topped with a strawberry cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box Pillsbury strawberry cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest, divided

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 4–5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 (10 oz) jar Smucker’s Simply Fruit Strawberry Spreadable Fruit
  • fresh strawberries, sliced, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 350F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, water, oil and eggs for 30 seconds on low. Beat for 2 minutes on medium. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest. Divide evenly among the muffin cups.
  3. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely.
  4. Beat the butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Stir in 1/3 cup of the spreadable fruit. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Beat for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  5. Remove the cupcakes from the paper liners. Cut each cupcake in half crosswise. Spread a dollop of the spreadable fruit on the bottom halves. Replace the tops.
  6. Place the frosting in a large decorator bag. Pipe the frosting on top of each of the cupcakes. Garnish with fresh sliced strawberries.
  7. ——————–
  8. adapted from Smucker’s

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  4. Katie Rose says

    I love having yellow cake with chocolate frosting and mint chocolate chip ice cream on the side. hmm…or raspberry cheesecakewit chocolate ganache.

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  21. Annalise says

    Smart girl! You can’t go wrong with a strawberry birthday cake. These cupcakes look amazing (I’m longing for spring now). Love the sound of that strawberry cream cheese frosting!

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  40. Kellie says

    My favorite birthday food is anything that I don’t have to cook! Lol. Really I am torn between Crab Alfredo or Hunan Chicken. Both are too yummy.

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  44. Joanne says

    These cupcakes are so cute! I’d be SUPER happy to have them on my birthday!!

    Hmm but I also really love eating carrot cake on my birthday…or anything with cream cheese frosting, really.

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  51. jenny says

    cake- though, recently at work, i had an employee that is not a big sweet fan- so, for her bday, I grabbed a tray of crackers, cheese and cured chorizo from super Target and it was amazing!

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  60. Andrea says

    My favorite birthday food is cake, I love chocolate cake with a layer of strawberries and chantilly cream in the middle.

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  64. Sharon says

    I always wanted a yellow cake with caramel frosting (it was usually Sanders). Now my kids and grandkids pick something for me to bake them and it usually isn’t a cake.

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  67. Annette says

    Red Velvet Cake – my mother made it for me each year starting in elementary. I loved it so much, that I chose it over all the pretty cakes from the bakery.

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  73. Sarah O. says

    This is weird, but every year for my birthday my parents and I go to this Mexican restaurant I love, and I get this awesome corn chowder. It is seriously heaven on earth.

    Reply