Strawberry-Filled Cupcakes
Created by CookinTO on August 4, 2015
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 2 1/2h
- Cook Time: 18-20m
- Recipe #20444
Ingredients
- FOR THE CUPCAKES
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup strawberry jam
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces strawberries (fresh or frozen, thawed and pureed)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- FOR THE STRAWBERRY FILLING
- 32 ounces strawberries (fresh or frozen, thawed and drained)
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 6 egg yolks (lightly beaten)
- 1/2 cup butter (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- FOR THE FROSTING
- 16 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened (if using unsalted add in 1/8 teaspoon of salt)
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 8 ounces Cool Whip Frozen Topping (thawed)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350º.
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Step 2: Line 24 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
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TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES
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Step 3: Puree 16 ounces of fresh or frozen strawberries in a food processor.
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Step 4: In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in strawberry jam. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Step 5: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with strawberry puree, beginning and ending with flour. Beat until well combined. Add buttermilk beating to combine. Spoon into muffin tins, filling 3/4’s full.
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Step 6: Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on wire wrack.
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TO MAKE THE STRAWBERRY FILLING
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Step 7: While the cupcakes are baking make the filling. Puree 32 ounces of fresh or frozen strawberries. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch, strawberry puree, lemon juice and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until very thick, about 7-8 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter until melted. Let cool slightly, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
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TO MAKE THE FROSTING
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Step 8: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Beat at medium sped with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners sugar until smooth. Add whipped topping, beating to combine.
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Step 9: Using a cupcake corer or melon baller, scoop out about 1 tablespoon of cake from the center of each cupcake. Fill with strawberry filling. Top with frosting.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (255.2 g)
- Calories 725.5
- Total Fat - 39.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 20.7 g
- Cholesterol - 745.7 mg
- Sodium - 2699.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 80.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 57.4 g
- Protein - 14.8 g
- Calcium - 135.7 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg