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Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

August 22, 2016 by Bethany Sy

It’s Meghan from Cupcakes with Sprinkles and this month I have a delicious recipe for a moist, light, and fluffy cupcake.

 

Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Vanilla Frosting! {Reality Daydream}
The egg whites are what make this cupcake extra fluffy. Yogurt makes them moist and cake flour makes them light.
Vanilla Strawberry Cupcakes
The frosting though, the frosting is what makes these cupcakes what they are. Its like biting into a fresh sweet strawberry. Its amazing. So you need to grab your ingredients and lets start baking!

Ingredients for Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with liners. In a medium bowl put the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and whisk together. In a bowl of a stand mixer put the butter and sugar and cream on medium until light, fluffy, and white in color. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg whites and vanilla and mix until combined…
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Scrape the sides of the bowl again and add in the yogurt and mix to combine. Add in the flour and mix on low and add the milk and mix until just combined. Spoon into the prepared cupcake pan. Fill each liner about 2/3 full and bake for 14-16 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack…
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Frosting… Put the strawberries in a blender and puree until smooth…
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Pour into a medium saucepan and add the granulated sugar. Bring to a gentle boil over medium low heat. Let boil for about 15 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half. It will be thick like jam almost. Let cool completely. In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter on medium for 2 minutes….
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Add in 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat until combined. Add in 1/4 cup of the strawberry sauce and mix to combine. Add in the rest of the strawberry sauce, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add in the heavy cream and beat until the consistency is how you like it.
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting... made with FRESH strawberries!
Frost and enjoy all the light, fluffy, sweet, strawberry deliciousness!
Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting!

 

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Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
Author: Meghan from Cupcakes with Sprinkles
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups & 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup & 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Butter, room temp
  • 1½ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 4 Egg Whites
  • 1½ Tablespoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ½ cup Plain Yogurt, room temp
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
Strawberry Buttercream
  • 3 cups Strawberries
  • ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1½ cups Butter, room temp
  • 7 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2-4 Tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with liners. In a medium bowl put the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
  2. In a bowl of a stand mixer put the butter and sugar and beat on medium until light, fluffy, and white in color. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg whites and vanilla and mix until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl again and add in the yogurt and mix to combine.
  3. Add in the flour and mix on low and add the milk and mix until just combined. Spoon into the prepared cupcake pan. Fill each liner about ⅔ full and bake for 14-16 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
Buttercream
  1. Put the strawberries in a blender and puree until smooth.
  2. Pour into a medium saucepan and add the granulated sugar. Bring to a gentle boil over medium low heat. Let boil for about 15 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half. It will be thick like jam almost. Let cool completely.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter on medium for 2 minutes. Add in 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat until combined. Add in ¼ cup of the strawberry sauce and mix to combine. Add in the rest of the strawberry sauce, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add in the heavy cream and beat until the consistency is how you like it. Frost those cupcakes!
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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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