Cute Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

Cute Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

I haven't done much baking recently (other than the shortbread) so when Emma offered to send me some Silverspoon cakecraft decorations, flavourings and colourings to try, I jumped at the chance. I used my basic cupcake mixture in these strawberry cupcakes and flavoured it with a few drops of Silverspoon natural strawberry flavouring, giving it a very subtle strawberry flavour. I added some more strawberry flavouring to the cream cheese frosting and sprinkled some freeze dried strawberries on top. 

CUTE CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY FROSTING


Baking
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Strawberry Cupcakes

Strawberry cupcakes with a strawberry frosting
prep time: 15 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 35 mins

ingredients:

  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 250g Caster Sugar
  • 100g Butter
  • 100ml Milk
  • 250g Plain Flour
  • 2 TSP Baking Powder
  • 1/2 TSP Silverspoon Strawberry Flavouring
  • Frosting:
  • 60g Butter, softened
  • 300g Icing Sugar
  • 100g Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 TSP Silverspoon Strawberry Flavouring
  • Freeze Dried Strawberries to decorate

instructions

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 180°c/160°fan/Gas 4.
  • Step 2: Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases.
  • Step 3: In a mixer (or by hand) mix together the eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy.
  • Step 4: Melt the butter in a pan, turn off the heat and whisk in the milk. Add this to the sugar and eggs and continue to mix.
  • Step 5: Mix together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt  and sieve into the egg mixture and fold in. Finally, stir in the strawberry flavouring.
  • Step 6: Spoon mixture into cases and bake for 20 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
  • Step 7: To make the frosting, mix all the ingredients together in a mixer.
  • Step 8: When cupcakes are cool, spread on the icing and decorate.



13 comments

  1. They look sooo cute with all the polka dots sweeties!

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  2. It might be a messy party but a lot of fun

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  3. Beth, these are so cute looking and I bet taste yummy too.

    Maria
    x

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  4. Very cute, I bet the kids would love decorating their own.
    Yvonne x

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  5. Those look SO good! I can tell I will have to make them one day.

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  6. I just discovered your gorgeous blog, and I'm so glad I did! I'm enchanted with your cupcakes - the pink frosting and bright decorations are so delightful!

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  7. Beth, these cupcakes would be perfect for a little girl's birthday party. They look really pretty.

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  8. They are indeed cute. I bet children would love a cupcake decorating party

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  9. Oh these are cute Beth! Lovely.

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  10. Love the pic on the polka dots with the polka dots... kind of makes me want to dance the polka!
    ...and eat cup cakes. Cute. Really cute.

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  11. PS = do you know how to make homemade clotted cream?

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  12. Canadian foodie - keep an eye out on my website as I will be posting a recipe for making homemade clotted cream very soon

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  13. Ooh, I didn't know Silver Spoon did chocobeans!

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