These cupcakes are SO YUMMY! I'm seriously drooling just looking at this picture!
Martha Stewart Strawberry Cupcakes
1/3 C. strawberry puree
1 1/2 C. flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 C. whole milk, at room temperature (I used skim milk & it worked great)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. unsalted butter, at room temperature (I used salted butter & just reduced the salt to 1/8 tsp. instead of 1/4 tsp.)
1 C. sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
Mix dry ingredients and set aside. Mix milk, vanilla, & strawberry puree in a separate bowl & set aside. In stand mixer, cream butter until light & fluffy. Add sugar & beat until fluffy. Turn mixer speed down & add egg and egg whites until just blended. Alternate adding wet ingredients (milk, vanilla, & strawberry puree) & dry ingredients until just blended. Divide batter into cupcake cups & bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Frosting
3 Tbsp. strawberry puree
1 C. unsalted butter (I used 1/2 C. butter & it turned out great!)
pinch of salt
3 1/2 C. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients (I added the strawberry puree at the very end) & frost cooled cupcakes.
*Makes 12 cupcakes. I made a double batch of both the cupcakes & frosting and I had quite a bit of frosting leftover, so next time I'll do a 1 1/2 batch of the frosting.
recipe from Shelley
