Description
Deliciously fluffy cupcakes swirled with homemade strawberry jam and topped with creamy strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup homemade strawberry jam
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fresh strawberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla bean paste to the butter mixture, and mix until well combined.
- Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter, then add a teaspoon of homemade strawberry jam on top of the batter.
- Gently cover the jam with more batter, filling the liners about 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat together softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, pipe the strawberry cream cheese frosting on top of each one and garnish with fresh strawberries.
Notes
You can prepare the batter one day in advance and store it in the refrigerator until ready to bake. Leftover cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg