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| Model: Ludella Hahn - Photo: TK Expressions - Apron: Cupcake Provocateur |
If something doesn't appeal to our visual senses, we tend to dismiss it. This is especially true of food. When it looks good, we feel strongly that it will taste just as good! How disappointing is it when you have a beautiful cake placed in front of you and your expectations are shattered with the first bite?
"Cupcakes and Cocktails" will bring out your "Fun and Fancy" side, while leaving no disappointment in "Taste and Presentation!"
Please enjoy this "Fashionably Sweet" Recipe!
Strawberry Daiquiri Cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 - 20 minutes
Yields: 12-18 Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups chopped strawberries
Strawberry Frosting:
12-18 whole strawberries
2 Tbsp. strawberry liquor
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Cake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake tins. Sift dry ingredients.
2. In a large bowl combine butter and sugar. Cream till light and fluffy. On medium speed add eggs one at a time, add vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients one cup at a time beating on medium speed till smooth.
3. Fold in chopped strawberries.
4. Pour batter into cupcake liners, filling three quarters of the way up.
5. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick comes out clean or cake bounces back when gently touched.
Cool for 15 minutes before frosting.
Frosting Directions:
1. Cream butter and cream cheese till smooth, about a minute.
2. Add sugar one cup at a time. Add strawberry liquor and vanilla extract, beating till combined.
3. Beat for 5 minutes on Medium speed for a smooth texture.
4. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and garnish with whole strawberries.
Note:
Yields: 12-18 Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups chopped strawberries
Strawberry Frosting:
12-18 whole strawberries
2 Tbsp. strawberry liquor
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Cake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake tins. Sift dry ingredients.
2. In a large bowl combine butter and sugar. Cream till light and fluffy. On medium speed add eggs one at a time, add vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients one cup at a time beating on medium speed till smooth.
3. Fold in chopped strawberries.
4. Pour batter into cupcake liners, filling three quarters of the way up.
5. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick comes out clean or cake bounces back when gently touched.
Cool for 15 minutes before frosting.
Frosting Directions:
1. Cream butter and cream cheese till smooth, about a minute.
2. Add sugar one cup at a time. Add strawberry liquor and vanilla extract, beating till combined.
3. Beat for 5 minutes on Medium speed for a smooth texture.
4. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and garnish with whole strawberries.
Note:
Garnish rim of cupcakes with pink sugar sprinkles or make your own!
Simply take 1/4 cup sugar and add 1/4 teaspoon strawberry extract. Mix sugar and strawberry extract with fork till evenly blended.
*Make a virgin version by replacing strawberry liquor with milk.
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