Nice Strawberry Cupcakes Together With A Sweetness Send-Off

I started my journeying at Fox59 ii years agone every bit an intern. Every Fri I drove from Bloomington to Indianapolis at 1 a.m. to shadow the morning time reporters during the AM show. On my showtime 24-hour interval I was assigned to tag along amongst Michael Henrich.

My showtime impression of Michael was that of amazement – I could non believe how much unloose energy he had at three inward the morning time (this was earlier my java days)!!! Over the adjacent few months I continued to shadow nether Michael, as well as fifty-fifty though it was exhausting to possess to Indy inward the middle of the black it was definitely worth it to move able to larn from him.

Not exclusively did I larn most existence inward forepart of the photographic television receiver camera as well as writing stories, but I also learned most how you lot tin usage journalism every bit a platform to actually aid people.

In July 2013, I got a full-time chore at Fox59, as well as I became Michael’s co-worker. He has been a wonderful friend the past times ii years, as well as he has continued to mentor me as well as aid me grow every bit a journalist.

Michael’s caring mental attitude is inspiring, as well as he actually is simply every bit genuine inward individual every bit he appears on TV.

Today is Michael’s terminal 24-hour interval every bit a reporter inward Indy. He is starting a novel chore at Fox25 inward Boston adjacent week. And fifty-fifty though he volition move greatly missed past times all of his co-workers as well as fans hither inward Indiana, I am as well as then incredibly excited for him as well as his family!

So of course, inward social club to properly celebrate his terminal 24-hour interval I made my favorite Sweet Strawberry Cupcakes. I also took unopen to novel pictures for this post service amongst my novel camera, as well as they are a large improvement from my terminal iPhone photograph shoot.

Sweet Strawberry Cupcakes
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

· 1/2 loving cup unsalted butter, melted

· 1 loving cup granulated sugar

· 1 large egg

· 3/4 loving cup milk

· 1/4 loving cup strawberry yogurt

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 1 as well as 2/3 loving cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

· 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· 5 large strawberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions

For the Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Line a muffin pan amongst cupcake liners. Set aside.

3. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter inward the microwave.

4. Remove bowl from microwave as well as stir inward sugar.

5. Stir inward egg, milk, yogurt, as well as vanilla extract until combined.

6. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, as well as salt.

7. Add the dry out ingredients to the moisture ingredients as well as tardily mix until no lumps remain. Set aside.

8. Put strawberries inward a nutrient processor as well as pulse until strawberries move a chunky puree. You should convey most 1/3 cup.

9. Add the strawberry puree to the bowl amongst the balance of the ingredients as well as flexure it in.

10. Divide the batter amidst the 12 cupcake liners.

11. Bake for twenty minutes or until a toothpick inserted inward the pump comes out clean.

12. Allow to cool completely earlier frosting.

Now that you’ve made the cupcakes, direct from either the strawberry cream cheese frosting recipe of the strawberry buttercream recipe to frost them!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

· 8 ounces strawberry cream cheese, softened to room temperature

· 1/2 loving cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

· 3 cups confectioners' sugar

· 2 tablespoons heavy cream

· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a medium bowl compaction the strawberry cream cheese as well as the butter together on medium speed for three minutes.

2. Add 1/2 loving cup of the confectioners’ carbohydrate as well as compaction until combined

3. Add unopen to other 1/2 loving cup of confectioners’ carbohydrate as well as compaction again

4. Continue procedure until you’ve added as well as beaten all the confectioners’ sugar

5. Add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, as well as salt

6. Beat on medium speed for unopen to other 2 minutes

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

· 1 loving cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

· 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

· 1/3 loving cup strawberry preserves

· 4 cups confectioners’ sugar

· 2 tablespoons heavy cream

· 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Beat butter as well as vanilla together for 2 minutes

2. Add strawberry jam as well as compaction for unopen to other 2 minutes

3. Add 1 loving cup of the confectioners’ carbohydrate as well as compaction until combined

4. Add unopen to other 1 loving cup of confectioners’ carbohydrate as well as compaction again

5. Continue procedure until you’ve added as well as beaten all the confectioners’ sugar

6. Add the heavy cream as well as salt

7. Beat on medium speed for unopen to other 2 minutes

Notes:

1. It may seem light-headed to compaction the butter for as well as then long inward the frosting recipes, but it’s completely necessary. It makes the frosting fluffy as well as ensures that you lot don’t terminate upwardly amongst chunks of butter when biting into your cupcake.

2. The sum of confectioners’ carbohydrate inward a frosting recipe controls the thickness of the frosting. If you lot intend your frosting is besides sparse or if it isn't holding shape simply add together to a greater extent than confectioners’ sugar.