Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes – Sally’s Baking Dependancy

A favourite summer season dessert in hand-held kind, these vanilla bean-speckled strawberry shortcake cupcakes are full of home made strawberry filling and topped with strawberry whipped cream—all made with actual strawberries. It’s like consuming strawberry shortcake cake, however no utensils required!

I’ve been on a crammed cupcake kick! I really like these chocolate-covered strawberry cupcakes for Valentine’s Day, and all the time get pleasure from hopping over to those coconut and chocolate Easter cupcakes… however because the solar continues to heat up, and contemporary strawberries come into season, I simply knew I needed to revisit this older recipe. These are my beloved strawberry shortcake cupcakes. I initially printed them again in 2013!

3 Components to Love in These Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

1. Vanilla Bean Cupcakes: As an alternative of biscuits like traditional strawberry shortcake, the bottom of this summery deal with is a comfortable and lightweight vanilla cupcake, flavored with pure vanilla bean paste. My strawberry vanilla crisp additionally pairs strawberry + vanilla collectively—what a pleasant duo!
2. Strawberry Filling: You’ll fill the cupcakes with a jam-like strawberry filling, which comes collectively simply on the range, similar to this raspberry cake filling.
3. Strawberry Whipped Cream: No piping ideas wanted to prime these strawberry shortcake cupcakes! I’m giving home made whipped cream a berry enhance by folding in a number of the reserved strawberry filling. It’s fast and simple to make, and so very tasty.

One reader, Vicki, commented: “I supplied to make my neighbor cupcakes for her birthday and she or he requested one thing gentle and never too candy. This recipe appeared excellent and she or he mentioned they have been one of the best cupcakes she’s ever had in her life! I completely love the whipped topping and assume the leftover quantity could be nice on pancakes or waffles. Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe! Will certainly make it once more! ★★★★★“

Make the Strawberry Filling First

Seize These Substances:

• Contemporary Strawberries: You want about 2 cups (about 300–320g) of diced strawberries.
• Sugar: Use white granulated sugar to sweeten the berry filling.
• Cornstarch + Water: Cornstarch is the thickener for this filling. Combine along with water to make a “slurry” earlier than including to the saucepan. In any other case you’ll have lumps of powdery cornstarch in your strawberry filling—no thanks!
• Lemon Zest: After making a number of batches of those attention-grabbing cupcakes, I made a decision so as to add somewhat lemon zest to the filling. WOW. It actually, actually brightens up the flavour. I take advantage of it within the topping for this strawberry cream cheese pie, too.

The filling combination thickens on the range and is akin to a candy and thick home made strawberry jam with a number of superb chunks of actual strawberry. It’s so much like this strawberry sauce topping, solely thicker as a result of we’re utilizing it inside cupcakes.

Make it first, so it has time to utterly cool and arrange/thicken earlier than you want it to fill the cupcakes.

Subsequent, Make the Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

Right here’s What You Want & Why:

• Flour: All-purpose flour is the bottom of this cupcake batter.
• Baking Powder + Baking Soda: These leavening brokers give the cupcakes carry.
• Salt: Taste enhancer/sweetness balancer.
• Melted Butter: Utilizing melted butter as an alternative of softened butter means you don’t want a mixer to make these splendidly comfortable cupcakes. I additionally admire you can actually style that buttery taste, one thing you don’t all the time get to get pleasure from when a cupcake recipe makes use of creamed butter.
• Egg Whites: Utilizing simply the whites of the eggs makes for the lightest, fluffiest vanilla cake crumb… one thing you’ll additionally get pleasure from in my favourite white cake recipe.
• Bitter Cream: This retains the cupcakes moist. Plain yogurt works as a fantastic substitute.
• Milk: Entire milk makes for one of the best style and texture, however lower-fat or nondairy can work in a pinch.
• Vanilla Bean Paste: You can simply use vanilla extract if that’s all you’ve gotten, however I extremely advocate giving these cupcakes a taste improve with some pure vanilla bean paste. You may often discover it subsequent to the vanilla extract within the grocery retailer baking aisle, or you’ll be able to order it on-line.

Or in the event you occur to have a vanilla bean (an additional one leftover from making home made vanilla extract, maybe?), you’ll be able to scrape the seeds from half a bean, and add together with vanilla extract, similar to when making my common vanilla cupcakes. You too can add vanilla bean seeds to the whipped cream. See recipe Observe under.

The method for making these cupcakes is easy. Whisk collectively dry components, whisk collectively moist components, after which mix the 2.

Filling These Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

When your cupcakes and filling are each utterly cool, it’s time to fill them. Earlier than you begin, put aside 1/2 cup of the filling to make use of within the strawberry whipped cream topping.

We’re utilizing the identical technique I take advantage of to fill these cream-filled chocolate cupcakes, and it’s a chunk of [short]cake.

With a pointy knife, reduce a circle within the cupcake and take away the middle, which will probably be roughly the form of a cone. Utilizing a small spoon, fill the center of the cupcake with as a lot cooled strawberry filling as you’ll be able to. (Normally between 1–2 teaspoons.) Slice/tear off the pointed tip of the cone-shaped piece of cupcake, and gently press the spherical piece again on prime of the filling.

It doesn’t need to look fairly, since you’ll prime the cupcakes with a fluffy cloud of strawberry whipped cream. I don’t advocate utilizing a piping bag/tip to fill the cupcakes, as a result of the filling is fairly thick and chunky.

Do-it-yourself Strawberry Whipped Cream

Now you’re within the house stretch! Of the three elements to this recipe, making the strawberry whipped cream topping is the quickest and best. It’s much like my traditional home made whipped cream, however we’re folding within the reserved 1/2 cup of strawberry filling for somewhat extra taste, coloration, and texture. I really like the little chunks of strawberry hiding within the gentle pink whipped cream.

Pile the strawberry whipped cream on prime of the crammed cupcakes, and, for a crowning glory, I like so as to add a few strawberry slices. You’ll LOVE these!

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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

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  Creator: Sally
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  Prep Time: 40 minutes
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  Prepare dinner Time: 22 minutes
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  Whole Time: 3 hours (consists of cooling)
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  Yield: 15 cupcakes
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  Class: Cupcakes
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  Technique: Baking
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  Delicacies: American

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Description

You’re 100% home made strawberry shortcake, however in cupcake kind! Do-it-yourself strawberry cupcake filling joins vanilla bean cupcakes and whipped cream to create an epic deal with that’s completely match for spring and summertime. Put together the strawberry filling first so it has time to chill and thicken earlier than utilizing. Overview recipe Notes earlier than starting.

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Strawberry Filling

Cupcakes

Strawberry Whipped Cream

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Directions

1. Make the strawberry filling first: Utilizing a fork, combine the cornstarch and water collectively in a small bowl till the cornstarch has dissolved—combination is thick. Heat the strawberries and sugar collectively in a small saucepan over medium warmth. Stir the combination because it cooks, and break up a number of the strawberries as you stir. Deliver it to a simmer. As soon as simmering, stir within the cornstarch combination. Enable to simmer for five minutes, stirring always. After 5 minutes, take away from warmth, stir within the lemon zest, and funky utterly. Combination thickens because it cools. (It should utterly cool, so transferring to a bowl out of the saucepan helps pace that up. Be happy to refrigerate it. You may full a number of different steps within the recipe because the combination cools.)
2. Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. This recipe yields about 15 cupcakes, so line a second muffin pan with 3 cupcake liners, or bake in batches.
3. In a big bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt collectively. Put aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the melted butter and sugar collectively. Combination will probably be gritty. Whisk within the egg whites, bitter cream, milk, and vanilla bean paste/extract till mixed.
4. Pour the moist components into the dry components and whisk till the batter is totally mixed. Batter ought to be creamy and principally clean; a number of small lumps are OK.
5. Pour/spoon the batter into the liners, filling solely 2/3 full to keep away from spilling over the edges. It is best to have sufficient batter for 15 cupcakes.
6. Bake for 20–22 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out clear.
7. Take away cupcakes from the oven and permit them to chill within the pan for 10 minutes, after which switch to a wire rack to chill utterly. Cupcakes should be utterly cooled earlier than filling and topping.
8. Fill the cupcakes: Utilizing a pointy knife, reduce a circle into the middle of the cooled cupcakes to create somewhat pocket about 1 inch deep. The piece you eliminated will probably be kind of cone-shaped. Spoon a number of the cooled and thickened strawberry filling inside every carved-out cupcake—use nevertheless a lot will match. (I take advantage of both a teaspoon measuring spoon for this. Normally you’ll be able to match between 1–2 teaspoons of filling in every.) Slice/tear off the sharp finish of the “cone” piece of cupcake you eliminated, and gently press the spherical piece again on prime of the filling. You should have leftover filling to make use of within the whipped cream.
9. Make the whipped cream: Utilizing a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla bean paste/extract on medium-high pace till medium peaks kind, about 3–4 minutes. Medium peaks are between comfortable/free peaks and stiff peaks, and are the right consistency for topping and piping on desserts. In the event you unintentionally over-whip the cream, and it seems to be curdled and heavy, pour in somewhat bit extra chilly heavy cream, and fold it in gently by hand with a spatula till it smooths out. Fold in 1/2 cup of strawberry filling, or nevertheless a lot you’ve gotten left. Use instantly or cowl tightly and chill within the fridge for as much as 24 hours.
10. Frost cooled cupcakes. I used an icing spatula, however a knife works simply fantastic. I pile the whipped cream on actually excessive as pictured, and you’ll actually do the identical! You might have some leftover in the event you don’t use as a lot on every cupcake. Garnish cupcakes with sliced strawberries and/or contemporary mint.
11. Serve instantly or retailer within the fridge till able to serve. Cowl and retailer leftover cupcakes within the fridge for as much as 5 days. I like to recommend a cupcake provider for storing and transporting adorned cupcakes.

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Notes

1. Make Forward & Freezing Directions: Bake the cupcakes 1 day upfront. Maintain cupcakes coated tightly at room temperature and fill/frost the day of serving. You may make the strawberry filling and retailer it coated within the fridge for as much as 2-3 days earlier than utilizing. Likewise, you may make the strawberry whipped cream and retailer it coated within the fridge for as much as 1 day earlier than utilizing. Unfrosted, unfilled cupcakes could be frozen as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge and produce to room temperature earlier than assembling and serving.
2. Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): USA Pan Cupcake Pan or Wilton Cupcake Pan | Cupcake Liners | Electrical Mixer (Handheld or Stand Mixer) | Small Icing Spatula | Cupcake Provider
3. Replace in 2023: This recipe was initially printed in 2013. Over time, I made slight enhancements. The filling used to name for 1/2 cup (100g) of sugar, and I discovered it was just too candy. I additionally added lemon zest to the filling, to assist brighten up the flavour. The cupcakes even have 1 teaspoon of baking powder, as an alternative of 1/2 teaspoon. They rise somewhat taller, and style a bit fluffier now.
4. Can I Use Frozen Strawberries? Frozen strawberries work in a pinch, however the filling holds MUCH higher form utilizing contemporary strawberries. I strongly advocate utilizing contemporary. If utilizing frozen, thaw and pat dry earlier than beginning.
5. Egg Whites: It’s finest to make use of solely egg whites on this cupcake recipe as a result of they are going to make sure that the crumb will not be weighed down by the fats in egg yolks. If wanted, you should utilize 1 full egg as an alternative. Have in mind the feel of the cupcake will change.
6. Bitter Cream & Entire Milk: Bitter cream and complete milk are strongly really useful for one of the best style and texture. A full fats plain yogurt would work as an alternative of bitter cream, although the cupcakes is probably not as gentle. Identical goes with a decrease fats milk. Nondairy milk works in a pinch. You may exchange each the entire milk and bitter cream with buttermilk (1 cup; 240ml) if wanted.
7. Vanilla: I really like utilizing vanilla bean paste within the cupcakes and whipped cream as a result of it combines each extract AND vanilla bean seeds. You may, after all use pure vanilla extract as an alternative. If utilizing vanilla extract, and if you would like that further vanilla bean taste, be at liberty so as to add the seeds scraped from 1/2 of a vanilla bean within the cupcake batter, and use the seeds from the opposite half of the vanilla bean within the whipped cream. (That is along with the liquid vanilla extract.)
8. Can I Make This Right into a Cake? Completely, and I have already got a separate recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Cake. For a layer cake, use my white cake recipe, and immediately’s strawberry filling. Fill the cooled cake layers with many of the strawberry filling, and similar some to fold into the whipped cream. There may be loads of whipped cream for the outside of the cake.
9. Make sure to take a look at my 10 ideas for baking the BEST cupcakes earlier than you start.

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