Berry cupcakes (makes 24)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Berry Cupcake and Easy Vanilla Frosting #Recipe
2 cups white sugar 1 (3 ounce) package raspberry gelatin 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup strawberry jam 4 eggs (room temperature) 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup whole milk, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -------------------------------------------------- SIMPLE VANILLA FROSTING 2 1/2 Cups confectioners sugar, sifted 1 cup soft unsalted butter 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream, depending on the consistency you want
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 3 ounce package raspberry gelatin
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup whole milk room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- SIMPLE VANILLA FROSTING
- 2 1/2 Cups confectioners sugar sifted
- 1 cup soft unsalted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream depending on the consistency you want
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
- Line cupcake tins with cupcake papers.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, jam and sugar for 3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Add vanilla to milk, combine the flour, dry strawberry gelatin and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir flour mixture into the batter alternately with the milk and vanilla.
- Scoop into lined cupcake tins
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a small knife inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
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- Place sugar, salt and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on low speed until well blended. Increase speed to medium and beat for another 4 minutes or until smooth.
- Add vanilla and cream. Beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. I needed, beat in more cream 1 tablespoon at a time to achieve the consistency that you like.
uchenna
November 4, 2013 at 2:44 pm (11 years ago)the look delicious and super cute:)
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DeDivahDeals
November 1, 2013 at 1:41 am (11 years ago)Looks delightfully delicious!!
sweetsavant
November 1, 2013 at 1:42 am (11 years ago)Thanks so much!
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?
October 31, 2013 at 6:55 pm (11 years ago)Those are so pretty! I like that they are flavored!
I’d use cream cheese icing..I’m bad like that!
sweetsavant
October 31, 2013 at 7:42 pm (11 years ago)Cream cheese icing would be delicious on these berry cupcakes. I love cream cheese icing and I use it frequently, have to switch things up so my cakes don’t all taste the same.