White Almond Cupcakes With Strawberry Food

STRAWBERRY ALMOND CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, oil and extracts in a mixing bowl, mix with a whisk attachment on high for 1 minute, until smooth.
• Pour into a prepared muffin tin. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the tops spring back after being touched.
• Allow cakes to cool on a wire rack before frosting.
• To prepared the frosting - Cream together everything until the desired consistency is reached. You can adjust the milk and sugar to get your desired consistency.
• Top cooked cupcakes with frosting

WHITE ALMOND CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY...

Steps:

• 1. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/beas-homemade-white-cake.html?p=2 To make the strawberry simple syrup, place 2-3 strawberries cut in half in a small saucepan. To the pan add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil till all the sugar has disolved and the syrup is now colored a beautiful red/pink. Let simmer for a couple of more minutes. Turn off heat, remove strawberries (you can incorporate these into your puree, or do what I do... POP THESE BABIES IN YOUR MOUTH :-) ), let syrup cool. As syrup is cooling, toast your almonds I usually use a small saute pan, dry heat; saute for a minute or so till almonds start to golden nicely. TURN OFF HEAT. Nuts burn faster than Snookie can whip out the mascara I tell you!!!! ;-) Set aside.
• 2. Prep your cupcake tins. Line them with liners, and set aside. Prepare your cake recipe using my variations above. The nuts should be cool now, chop them finely and add to your cake batter. Fold in the chopped almonds.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350F. Fill your cupake tins 2/3 of the way full. Tap the pans gently on a flat surface to ensure no air bubbles remain and your cupcakes rise evenly. Bake for 22-24 minutes or till cake tester comes out clean. Mine took approximately 22 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on cooling rack to cool for a few minutes. When they are cool enough to handle, remove them from the tins and place directly on cooling racks. As cupcakes are baking, prepare your filling. Start by using softened butter and cream cheese (room temperature). Using your food processor or silver bullet etc., puree your strawberries. Set aside. In your stand up mixer or mixer of choice, using your whisk attachment, add your cream cheese and your butter. Whip till nice and fluffy. Next add your confectioner's sugar, mix well. Finally add your pureed strawberries and your simple syrup. Mix for a few minutes till all the strawberries have been incorporated and the filling is a beautiful pastel pink. Set bowl in refridgerator to chill till ready to use. The cupcakes should be ready now. Using a cupcake plunger (new gadget, LOVE IT), make a nice hole in the cupcakes to prepare for the filling. Or make a hole using gadget of your choice.
• 4. Place your amazing light filling into a piping bag or ziplock bag. Fill your cupcakes and decorate with fresh strawberries or sparkly sugar OR BOTH!! Place on a pretty platter and get ready for COMPLIMENTS GALORE and definetly empty platters!!! *Note: this was the first time I used my plunger above. I didn't consider how LARGE the holes were, so I will def. double my filling recipe next time I make these, and TRUST ME, I WILL BE MAKING THESE BABIES AGAIN!!! My dh's coworkers went nuts!! They said they were OUTTA THIS WORLD STRAWBERRY/NUTTY GOOD!!!

DOUBLE ALMOND WEDDING CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box, adding 1 tablespoon almond extract. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about three-fourths full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add whipping cream and 2 teaspoons almond extract; beat on high speed until well blended. Fit a #46 tip in a decorating bag and fill with frosting. Use tip, with smooth side facing down, to generously pipe frosting in circular motion. Store loosely covered.

WHITE WEDDING CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Begin the recipe by melting the white chocolate for the frosting. I always melt pure chocolate by constantly stirring over low heat on the stove. If using a microwave, melt in 15 second increments - stirring after each until chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the microwave. Whisk in the sugar - the mixture will be gritty. Whisk in yogurt, milk, vanilla and almond extracts until combined. Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no lumps remain. Batter will be thick. Try very hard to avoid over mixing. Set aside.
• Using a whisk, a handheld mixer, or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment - beat the egg whites until until thick and foamy, about 3 minutes. See photo at the bottom of this post for a visual of the egg whites. Fold into cupcake batter. The batter will be smooth, velvety, and slightly thick. Divide batter among 12 cupcake liners and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool.
• In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed for 1 minute. Switch the mixer to low speed and slowly add the confectioners' sugar until combined. Quickly stir the cooled white chocolate with a spoon so that it is smooth and pour into the creamed butter/sugar. Switch the mixer to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes until combined and creamy. Add the cream, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat for 1-2 minutes until combined. I used a Wilton 1M swirl piping tip to pipe the frosting. You may use any piping tip or a knife. Decorate as you please with sprinkles, candies, etc.

VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 18 muffin cups with nonstick spray.
• Blend cake mix, water, oil, egg whites, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a large bowl at low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter evenly into the prepared cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• While cupcakes cool, smash the fresh strawberries with the back of a fork in a bowl until they are a coarse pulp. Add jam and lemon zest.
• Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Mix in fruit mixture and until well combined. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate until cupcakes finish cooling.
• Slice off the top half of the cupcakes and spoon a layer of strawberry filling onto each. Cover with the top half. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

STRAWBERRY LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners., In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; beat on low 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fill prepared cups half full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except additional strawberries; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with additional strawberries. Store in the refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and white, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
• Reduce speed to low. Mix milk and vanilla in a bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with wet ingredients and ending with dry. Scrape sides of bowl. Stir chopped strawberries into batter. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake cupcakes until testers inserted into centers come out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks. (Unfrosted cupcakes will keep, covered, for up to 3 days, unless otherwise noted.) Once cupcakes are cool, frost tops with strawberry buttercream. Frosted cupcakes will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 2 days. Top with a strawberry just before serving.