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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Recipe

These Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are so easy to make and full of flavor. If you need a quick and delicious dessert, I highly recommend these bad boys. They are the perfect, light dessert, for any occasion.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: berry dessert, strawberry, strawberry cake, Strawberry shortcake cookie bars
Servings: 14
Calories: 698kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin Tin
  • Muffin Liners
  • Saucepan
  • small bowl
  • Electric Mixer
  • pastry bag

Ingredients

  • cups self rising flour
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups strawberry puree
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 Tablespoons cold water
  • 1 envelope Unflavored powdered Gelatin
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries diced
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese 1 container, at room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese 1 block, softened
  • ½ cup fresh strawberries pureed
  • 2 Tablespoons strawberry jam
  • 5 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners; set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine flours; set aside.  In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy.  Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla, and scraping down sides of bowl in between each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
  • Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about three-quarters full.  Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool in tins for 15 minutes.  Remove cupcakes from tins, and cool completely on rack.
  • Cut a cut a cone-shaped piece of cake out of the center of each cupcake, taking care not to cut through the bottoms. Slice a 1/4-inch piece from the top of each cone and reserve to place back on the filled cupcakes.
  • Heat puree and sugar in a small saucepan just until it begins to bubble, stirring to dissolve sugar.  Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat.  Put water in a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin on top.  Let sit for 5 minutes.  Add fruit puree mixture to the bowl and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
  • Stir in diced strawberries and chill until set.
  • Spoon about a teaspoon of strawberry gelee filling into each cupcake and top with the cone top.
  • Cream butter, mascarpone and cream cheese together in an electric mixer until soft and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Add the strawberries and jam.  Mix until combined.  Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time until the frosting has the sweetness and consistency you desire. If your frosting is not stiff enough to pipe, add more powdered sugar.  Chill until ready to use.
  • Using a pastry bag or an offset spatula, frost tops of each cupcake with the strawberry mascarpone frosting.

Notes

  • You could definitely make these with chocolate. For this recipe, we used a homemade cake bottom, but if you are looking for a shortcut, you could easily use a box mix.
  • If you are using a box mix, we recommend using a white cake mix. If you use chocolate cake mix, Devil’s Food would probably be the best flavor to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 698kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 83g | Vitamin A: 925IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg