Cupcakes are right up there with bubbles baths as far as I'm concerned. No matter how bad of a day I'm having, if I close my eyes and bite into a fresh cupcake everything in the world stands still and I just smile. And luckily for me there are hundreds of different cupcakes out there. Recipes galore!
So today to help narrow it down I asked my daughter what kind she would like. Her first suggestion was 'Elmo cu-cake' (she's 21 months). And then she said two words that sounded ingenious to me 'Strawberry cu-cake'. Her wish was my command.
Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, room temp
1 cup sugar
2 lrg eggs
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup of milk
1/2 cup strawberry sauce (I'd prefer fresh but they are out of season)
(Group Recipes.com)
Directions:
Step 1: Mix butter on level 2 with whisk attachment until creamy
Step 2: Add sugar and mix approx 1 min
Step 3: Add eggs, one at a time, and mix for approx 1 min
Step 4: Mix all dry ingredients in separate bowl flour, baking powder, baking soda then add to wet mixture. At speed 2 then 4 blend together for 2 min
Step 5: Add milk then strawberry sauce slowly on level 2 until well blended
Step 6: Scoop into cupcake papers about half to three-quarters full
Step 7: Bake for 20-22 minutes at 350F until a cake tester comes out clean
Tips:
* The strawberry sauce is pretty good. You won't hear complaining from me. But NOTHING beats fresh strawberries. I can't wait to make these again come summer time!
* The one thing that could make these even more delicious is fresh homemade frosting. As I didn't have this on hand I am going to have to opt for a canned one. But later in the week I plan on making some fresh. I have found that everything tastes better when you work hard to make it!
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