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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

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These strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party!

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party! | APinchOfHealthy.com

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party! | APinchOfHealthy.com

If you are one of my local friends, you may be familiar with Edgar’s Bakery and their famous strawberry cupcakes. These taste just like them!

I ate quite a few of the Edgar’s version when I was pregnant with Mallory. I was doing some contract work for a company downtown, and when I was in the office, my pregnant self had to take a little walk over to Edgar’s downtown location and get one.

Fast forward to this past April when we celebrated my mom’s birthday. I made these, and I was amazed at how much they tasted like Edgar’s! The texture is perfection – light and fluffy.

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party! | APinchOfHealthy.com

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party! | APinchOfHealthy.com

No need to be an Edgar’s fan to enjoy these, though. My whole family (who live in Florida) had a fit when I made these and asked for the recipe repeatedly. So even though this recipe is NOT healthy in any way, I am sharing it here. Because…YOLO!

So when my sweet son Canon’s fourth birthday rolled around this past weekend, I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, and he specifically wanted these: strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing. He said he wanted these even though they were not his favorite color (currently green, not pink!) because they are so delicious. LOL!

I vlogged his birthday too, in case you want to see the story behind the cupcakes.

See also what I made for his third birthday last year, FYI: Key lime cupcakes. 🙂

I adapted these from this Paula Deen cake recipe. That right there should tell you they are not lightened up in any way. But! We never have made a point to “healthify” birthday cake in our house, even in my dieting days. Only The Real Deal will do for birthdays.

Strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party! | APinchOfHealthy.com

Also, I piped the icing with a gallon-sized freezer storage bag. I just cut a small hole (1-ish centimeter) in the tip to pipe the icing through. I think they turned out really pretty, and it saved me from purchasing yet another kitchen tool that I rarely will ever use.

Not that there is anything wrong with just spreading the icing on the cupcakes with a spatula! The piping makes them look a little more special, but spreading it on there will totally work too.

And you will have a good amount of leftover icing, FYI. This recipe makes more than enough. I’d always rather have too much than not enough. Icing is something I never want to run out of when making cakes/ cupcakes!

Tools Used to Make This Recipe

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  • 12-cup standard muffin tin
  • Baking liners
  • Electric mixer – I used my trusty KitchenAid
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • optional: Piping bag or freezer bag with the tip cut off
  • Also optional, but really cool – this collapsible cupcake keeper. It is SO handy, and I love how it can collapse to use for just one dozen, or expand for two dozen.

Strawberry Cupcakes With Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

These strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese icing are such a delicious sweet treat, perfect for a birthday party!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword strawberry cream cheese icing, strawberry cupcakes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 324 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1 box white cake mix (15.25-ounce)
  • All purpose flour - enough to bring total weight to 18.25 ounces cake mix + flour, about 1/3 cup
  • 1 box strawberry-flavored instant gelatin (3-ounce)
  • 1 pound package frozen strawberries in syrup thawed and pureed, undrained
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup water

For the Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 package cream cheese (8 ounces) softened
  • 1/4 cup thawed and pureed strawberries
  • 7 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Puree the strawberries, and reserve 1/4 cup of the puree for the icing
  3. Combine the dry ingredients: cake mix, strawberry gelatin and flour; set aside.
  4. In a stand mixer, combine the strawberry puree (except that reserved for icing), eggs, oil and water on low for about a minute.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients, and mix in on low. (Do not over mix.There may be a few lumps.)
  6. Add mixture to a muffin tin, lined with baking cups. (The mixture makes 24 cupcakes.)
  7. Bake at 350 until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  8. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before icing.
  9. For the icing, mix the butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar and remaining 1/4 cup strawberry puree on low in the mixer (in a clean bowl), until creamy.
  10. Use a piping bag (or freezer bag with the tip cut off) to pipe the icing onto the cupcakes.
  11. Cupcakes will be good for about 3 to 4 days.

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Recipe Notes

Adapted from Paula Deen's strawberry cake.

Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 43mg14%
Sodium 192mg8%
Potassium 69mg2%
Carbohydrates 54g18%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 228IU5%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Emily says

    July 3, 2018 at 2:41 am

    So excited to make these for my daughters birthday but I cannot find strawberries in syrup – any suggestions? Thank you!!

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    • Lana says

      December 16, 2019 at 4:11 pm

      any suggestions if I want to make this into a sheet cake?? We have made the cupcakes and they are my go to recipe! Id love to know how to convert to a sheet cake!

      Reply
  2. Joanna says

    February 13, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    I’d have to check, but my cake batter is almost the same as yours with the cake box and strawberry gelatin powder and strawberries. Our strawberries would be partially pureed for the cake. I’ve never made them as cupcakes. I should!

    I was just thinking of a different icing with cream cheese, but with the strawberries. The original icing I make looks similar to yours just without cream cheese. Comes out grainy and way too sweet. I used to love it as a kid, but it doesn’t taste as good anymore. Will be giving yours a try for Valentine’s day. THanks!!! 🙂

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      February 16, 2018 at 8:46 pm

      I hope they turned out delicious for you. Happy belated Valentine’s Day!

      Reply

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