These pretty pink strawberry cupcakes with luscious butter-whipping cream frosting are such a divine dessert for the Valentines Day
I call it ‘all things strawberry cupcakes’ as I have used strawberry chunks in the batter and added strawberry puree to the frosting.
![](https://i.imgur.com/m3Q9zbb.jpg)
Advertisements
Fresh strawberries are in season and it is an ultimate delight to make cupcakes with them. The add of some chunks of strawberries gives the muffins a delicious sweet-sour flavour, taking the dessert to another level. That’s why these lovely cupcakes is a real deal for any occasion
![](https://i.imgur.com/HF8lvFs.jpg)
These strawberry cupcakes are super easy to make with the simple ingredients which are easily available in your kitchen. I have skipped the eggs and used the malai(milk fat) as a base for the sponge. Milk fat/malai makes them soft, spongy and super moist. Butter has been added to whipped cream to stabilize it so I call it butter-whipped cream frosting. A strawberry puree not only gives them a pretty colour but also enhances the flavours. If you like you can make them look prettier with a strawberry on the top of each cupcake
![](https://i.imgur.com/T0q1V3d.jpg)
Course – Dessert
Cuisine – world
Prep Time – 10 Min
Cook Time – 25 Min
Total Time – 60 Min
Yield – 6 Servings
Author – Bharti Dhawan
Ingredients
• Malai or milkfat – 1 cup or 100 gms
• Fine sugar – 80 gms
• Melted butter – 1 tbsp
• Cake flour/maida – 125 gms
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
• Finely chopped strawberries – 2 tbsps
• Homemade strawberry jam – 1 tbsp
Ingredients for frosting
• Dairy or non-dairy whipping cream – 1 cup or 100 gms
• Melted butter at room temperature – 2 tbsp
• Powdered sugar – 50 gms
• Strawberry puree (store brought) – 4 tbsps
• Some strawberries to garnish the cupcakes
Instructions for muffins
1- Line the muffin tray with paper moulds and keep aside
2- preheat oven at 180°C. Sift the flour with baking powder and soda. Keep aside
3- Take a bowl and add malai, melted butter, and sugar. Whisk them well with a hand or electric beater for 2-3 minutes creating aeration
4- Add chopped strawberries and strawberry jam. Mix well
5- Add sifted flour and mix gently making 8 sign until the flour is incorporated well. Do not overmix otherwise the muffins won’t rise much
6- Drop the batter into muffin moulds filling up to the height of 3/4th of each
7- Bake the muffins at 180°C for 20 to 22 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Means that no liquid batter should be stick to the toothpick. If it is, bake for more 5 minutes
8- When baked, let them in the oven for 5 minutes and then transfer them on a wire rack to cool down completely. In the meanwhile prepare for buttercream frosting
Method for frosting
1- Take a glass bowl and add chilled whipping cream. Place this bowl into another bowl full of ice cubes. Ensure that water or ice cubes do not enter into the cream bowl
2- Start whipping the cream with an electric beater at low speed first, increasing the speed to higher
3- Add melted butter to it, followed by the powdered sugar and strawberry puree
4- Whip the butter-cream till hard peaks formed Next fill the butter-cream into a piping bag with the nozzle in
5- Pipe the strawberry buttercream on each cupcake making swirls. Garnish each cupcake with the strawberries
![](https://i.imgur.com/sStvmyu.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/m3Q9zbb.jpg)