The strawberries were bought the same day as the blueberries, so they were on their way out as well. These photographed a little weird, but they taste like strawberry shortcake in one convenient little cupcake. Perhaps next time I’ll be able to make them prettier.
The ratio wasn’t *quite* right here. I ended up with a little bit more strawberry goop than cupcake batter, but if you make full sized cupcakes or a cake, this might work out (I made mini muffin size for all but the extra batter).
Ingredients
Strawberry Goop:
1 bucket of strawberries
1 tablespoon of white sugar
Cupcakes:
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 and grease or line your muffin tins.
Prepare the strawberry goo. Toss your washed, hulled, and sliced strawberries into a food processor until there aren’t any big chunks. Throw in the tablespoon of sugar, then blend one more time. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Quick version: Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter, then spoon the strawberry goo on top.
Elaborate version: Scoop a little bit of batter into the cup, then a little bit of strawberry goo. Swirl around with the utensil of your choice, then top with a little more of the batter, smoothing evenly to hide all of the strawberry goo. Using a frosting bag (or, a ziploc bag with the corner cut off), pipe a swirl of strawberry onto the batter.
For mini cupcakes, bake about 12-15 minutes. For full sized cupcakes, bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
