Name: Strawberry Cream Filled Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: French, Italian, American
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter at room temperature, cut in small pieces; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs at room temperature; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup milk at room temperature; 1-pint strawberries cleaned stems removed sliced; 2 cups of heavy cream; 2 tablespoons sugar; more strawberries for garnishing

Grandma loved cream-filled cupcakes and vanilla-flavored cupcakes were her specialty.

She always filled them with either chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding, or just about anything that was in the pantry.

However, in the summertime, her favorite was to dice strawberries and add them to whipped cream and filled her famous vanilla cupcakes with the cream, frost them and just add a few more berries on top.

These were a treat for sure during strawberry season and we always looked forward to that smell coming from the kitchen of vanilla that hit you in the face when you opened the door after school.

Now over the years, we still make these in Grandma's memory with fondness and look forward to carrying on that seasonal tradition.

One other filling grandma used in a pinch was jam, we loved them with a jam filling so these basic vanilla cupcakes will be the perfect addition to your recipe collection, it's so versatile!

They really are easy to make and don't take much time and so worth the extra steps making these from scratch.

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Cupcakes Made From Scratch Step By Step

Cream the sugar and butter with an electric mixer
add the wet ingredients into the cream mixture
in a clean bowl whisk all the dry ingredients
blend the dry into the wet mixture
fill and bake for 25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients You Will Need

salted butter at room temperature, cut into small pieces
sugar
eggs at room temperature
flour
vanilla extract
baking powder
milk at room temperature
Strawberry Cream Filling:
strawberries cleaned stems removed sliced
heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar and more strawberries for garnishing

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Tips for Making Filled Cupcakes

always cream the butter with sugar
mix the dry and wet ingredients in different bowls then gently blend together
always preheat the oven
cupcakes are done when the middles spring back use a toothpick in the center to be sure
use another fruit like peaches if you have allergies or another kind
snip the end of zip lock bag to fill
use an apple corer for the centers to fill the middle
use the extra cake for trifles
the filling can be jam, jellies, preserves, lemon curd, pudding, whipped cream, frosting
you can also add chocolate chips to the batter around 1/2 cup for another flavor
try different extracts and coordinating fruit zest along with the vanilla for flavoring

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If you're a strawberry lover like my grandma was you're going to love her recipe idea for these cupcakes

They are tender, moist, and filled with the yummiest cream ever!

The best thing about a recipe is you can adapt the fruit or the filling to whatever you like, but just remember one thing, the recipe will always remind your loved ones you make them for of you too!

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Yield: 12

Author: Claudia Lamascolo