Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour – 1 cup +2/3 cup
- Granulated sugar – 1 cup
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Baking soda – ¼ tsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Half melted butter – ½ cup
- Canola oil/ any mild cooking oil – ¼ cup
- Buttermilk/ sour cream – ½ cup
- Egg – 2 nos
- Vanilla essence – 2 tsp
- Strawberry puree – ½ cup
- Red food gel color – as req (for icing decoration)
American Vanilla Buttercream:
- Room temperature unsalted butter – 2 cups
- Confectionary sugar – 5-6 cups
- Whole milk – 2 tblsp
- Vanilla essence – 2 tsp
Berries Puree: (fresh/ frozen)
- Black berry – ½ cup
- Strawberry – 1 cup
- Blueberry – ½ cup
- Granulated sugar – ½ cup
Procedure:
- Pre heat the oven to 400˚F
- Line the regular cupcake baking cups into the pan and leave 2 molds free and fill ¾ of the water into the each mold and keep aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add the egg, butter milk, half melted butter, canola oil and vanilla essence and mix well
- Over the egg mixture; Sieve the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well using a whisk or an electric beater.
- To the final stage add the strawberry puree and fold it gently into the batter.
- Using a regular ice cream scoop and fill the batter ¾ into the baking cups and bake it for 15-20 mins or until insert a toothpick in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool completely and start making the vanilla buttercream
Vanilla Buttercream:
- Add the room temperature softened butter and beat it until light and fluffy; between add the confectionary sugar into two batches.
- Towards the end, add 2 tblsp of milk and vanilla essence and mix well.
Berries Puree:
- Add the chopped strawberries, whole blueberries and blackberries into the sauce pan along with ½ a cup of granulated sugar. Bring it to boil and reduce the flame and cook it further for another 8-10 mins or until the Puree thickens.
Cup Cake frosting:
- Using your favorite tip, pipe the cupcake top and drizzle the frost with some berries puree.
- The delicious and tasty “STRAWBERRY CUPCAKE” is ready for the party.
NOTE/TIP:
- For any buttercream cake, keep it in the room temperature at least 2 hours before the party time.
- You can use more decorative items like M&M candies, sugar sprinkles and more
- You can add some more strawberry puree into the buttercream for more strawberry flavor.
