Strawberry Sandwich Cupcake Recipe
I love this strawberry sandwich cupcake recipe. It’s also a winner with the kids! Simple, includes actual fruit, and no decorating skills are needed. This is my kind of recipe.
Ingredients
Strawberry Sandwich Cupcakes Ingredients:
- 1 box of white cake mix
- 3 egg whites
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons another extract of your choice Almond, lemon, and strawberry are good choices
Ingredients For Strawberry Sandwich Filling
- 2 cups strawberries diced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup powdered sugar plus a little extra for dusting the tops of the cupcakes
Instructions
How To Make Strawberry Sandwich Cupcakes
- Preheat your oven to 350°F, and line your muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, combine the box of cake mix, water, egg whites, extracts, and your butter. Beat with your mixer until it’s fully combined.
- Fill the cupcake liners with batter about 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Remove the cupcakes and allow them to cool on a wire rack.
For The Strawberry Sandwich Filling
- In another large bowl, use your mixer to whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and the 1/4 cup of powdered sugar until heavy peaks form.
- Fold the diced strawberries into the mixture.
How To Assemble The Strawberry Cupcake Sandwiches
- Cut each cupcake in half.
- Add the cream to the bottom pieces of cupcake either by spreading it, or you can pipe it on with a big jumbo icing tip.
- Put the top of the cupcake back on each cake.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar for some beautiful cupcakes that really take no decorating skills whatsoever!