Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
Recipe: #10629
September 29, 2013
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Cheese, Strawberry, Baby Shower, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Mothers Day, New Years, Picnic, Potluck Romantic Dinner, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Wedding, Oven Bake, Cake Mix, Cream Cheese, more
"The cheesecake frosting used here is light and fluffy, and not too sweet, so it is the perfect one to accompany the fresh sweet strawberry hiding inside each cupcake! The cupcakes are a perfect little house to hold that hidden strawberry and cheesecake goodness! Note: If you don't have marshmallow fluff in your area, simply melt down mini or regular sized marshmallows, let cool a little, then proceed. The cook time for the cupcakes is approximate. Make sure you follow the cook time on the back of the cake mix for cooking cupcakes, because it could be slightly different."
Original is 24 servings
Ingredients
- CUPCAKES
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- CHEESECAKE FROSTING
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- GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (258.7 g)
- Calories 258.2
- Total Fat - 4.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 9.9 mg
- Sodium - 244.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 52.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.6 g
- Sugars - 33.9 g
- Protein - 5.4 g
- Calcium - 142.3 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To make your cupcakes: Follow the directions on the cake mix box. Bake, and cool completely.
Step 2
While the cupcakes are baking, make the Cheesecake Frosting. Cheesecake Frosting:
Step 3
Beat the cream cheese and butter until blended and creamy.
Step 4
Add vanilla and confectionery sugar. Beat until well incorporated.
Step 5
Add marshmallow fluff, and fold in the mixture by hand. Set aside.
Step 6
Once the cupcakes are cool, size up a medium-sized strawberry and cut the top off, so it’s flat on top, for each cupcake.
Step 7
Using a small paring knife cut a hole out of the center of each cupcake to fit a strawberry, making sure you don't cut all the way through the cupcakes.
Step 8
Proceed, gently pressing one strawberry into all of your cupcakes.
Step 9
To frost the cupcakes:
Step 10
Using the largest star icing tip you have, pipe the icing in a giant swirl on top of the cupcake covering up the strawberry.
Step 11
You can of course, frost your cupcakes by hand instead, if you like. If using an icing tip and piping bag, it is helpful to chill the frosting before decorating. The icing will keep its form/shape better.
Step 12
To make cracker crumbs:
Step 13
Melt butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Add brown sugar and graham cracker crumbs, and stir well. Top each cupcake by sprinkling the mixture on the frosting.
Step 14
Decoration:
Step 15
Halve 12 fresh strawberries, and top each cupcake with one half, for decoration.
Tips
- Cupcake pan
- Cupcake liners
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