A Sweet Spring or Summer TreatI found a recipe for a Strawberry-Lemonade Layer Cake from Southern Living...but wanted to do my own spin on it and turn it into cute little Strawberry-Lemonade CUPCAKES! The original layer cake recipe calls for a Strawberry-Lemonade Jam you make separately and spread between the cake layers. For the cupcakes, I made the same jam and used it as a cupcake filling. These tasty little treats are a perfect combination of tart and sweet, with a light and fluffy frosting. They took a while to make, but are definitely fun and really yummy! I also cut this recipe in half for the cupcakes and it made 8-9 cupcakes. Here is the full recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs, separated 3 cups flour 1 Tbs baking powder 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 Tbs lemon zest 1 Tbs lemon juice Strawberry-Lemonade Jam (below) Strawberry Frosting (below) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter at medium speed with mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk. Beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Beat egg whites in a large bowl at high speed until peaks form. Gently stir one-third of egg whites into batter. Fold in remaining egg whites. Place cupcake cups into cupcake pan. I found these adorable pink gingham cups at Marshall's. They worked great because they are slightly smaller than typical cupcake cups, but they are stiff and held their shape well. Spoon batter into cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or more if needed (until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean). Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 or more minutes. Remove cups from pan and cool completely. Strawberry-Lemonade Jam Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh strawberries 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice 3 Tbs cornstarch Process strawberries in blender until smooth. Press through a strainer into a saucepan, using back of spoon to squeeze out juice. Discard pulp. Stir in sugar. Whisk together lemon juice and cornstarch. Gradually whisk into strawberry mixture. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, and cook, whisking constantly, for one minute. Remove from heat. Place plastic wrap directly on warm jam. Chill for 2 hours or until cold. Once the jam is completely chilled, I took a large Ziploc bag, cut a small hole in the corner and inserted a cupcake filling metal tip. Then I poured the jam into the bag. I inserted the tip into each cooled cupcake, squeezing the filling in each one. Strawberry Frosting Ingredients: 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup sugar, divided 2/3 cup chopped fresh strawberries 1 drop red food coloring 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip (the original recipe calls for heavy cream, but I used Cool Whip to make it lighter) 3 Tbs lemon juice Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with mixer until smooth. Add strawberries and food coloring. Beat until blended. Beat Cool Whip and juice at medium speed until foamy. Increase speed to medium-high, and slowly add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold half of this mixture into cheese mixture. Fold in remaining mixture. Use immediately. Again, I used a large Ziploc bag, cut a small hole in the corner, and filled it with the frosting. This helped in frosting the cupcakes in a cute, fun way. And here is the sweet finished product!
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Marleen
4/16/2015 01:05:19 pm
This blog is awesome! Will definitely be tuning in. I'm gonna give the strawberry lemonade cupcakes a try this weekend. 😊
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