Yummy Strawberry Buttercream Surprise Cupcakes
Looking for a fun way to surprise your husband, kids, or friends this Valentine’s Day? These Strawberry Buttercream Surprise Cupcakes are delicious, adorable, and easy, too! Recipients of these Valentine’s Day-inspired cupcakes are sure to be delighted with the surprise inside–an edible “confetti” of sprinkles! If you have kids who love to bake, this would be a really fun one to make (and eat!) with them!
And while this cute pink cupcake just screams “Valentine’s Day,” you could easily adapt this recipe to use for all kinds of holidays from Independence Day to birthdays or even Christmas by varying the type of cake mix and the kinds of sprinkles you use. So get creative and have some fun creating these holiday cupcakes and sharing them with the people you love!
For the Cupcakes:
Note: While you are certainly welcome to use a from-scratch recipe, these “surprise-inside” cupcakes are easiest to make using a strawberry cupcake mix. Do you follow a gluten free lifestyle (like I do)? No problem! This mix makes great cupcakes, and you can add fresh strawberries (or pink food coloring) right to the mix!
First, bake your cupcakes according the instructions on the package. After they’ve cooled completely, remove a small section from the middle of the cupcake with a knife or a scoop. (Be sure you don’t scoop all the way to the bottom of the cupcake. You’ll need to leave the bottom intact.)
Next, fill the hole with sprinkles. If you like, use part of the section you scooped out to put a “lid” on the hole. If not, you can just put icing over the top of the hole.
While your cupcakes are baking and cooling, it’s time to make your homemade buttercream icing.
For the Frosting:
Even if you use a box mix for the cake part of the cupcakes, this delicious buttercream and strawberry frosting makes this cupcake taste completely home-made! The bright pink color makes it extra fun, too.
First, beat your softened butter and strawberry preserves until fluffy and well- combined.
Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time, alternating with one tablespoon of milk at a time until desired consistency is reached. (You want it to be thick, but not paste-like!)
Add red food coloring until desired shade of pink is reached. To me, nothing says “Valentie’s Day” like a bright cheery pink!
Last, cover your cupcakes with your buttercream icing. You can use a knife or a piping bag to do this. If you feel like going the extra mile, you can put a few sprinkles on top, or add a slice of strawberry!
Do you have any special plans for Valentines Day, and will they include these delightfully sweet cupcakes?
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Yummy Strawberry Buttercream Surprise Cupcakes
- Yield: 2 dozen 1x
Description
These cupcakes are truly easy to make, and they’re a special treat for your husband, wife, or children on Valentine’s Day or any time!
Ingredients
CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS:
strawberry cake mix with ingredients needed for preparing
ICING INGREDIENTS:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup strawberry preserves
4 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons milk
red food coloring
Instructions
CUPCAKE INSTRUCTIONS:
Bake cupcakes according to directions on package.
After cupcakes are completely cooled, scoop out a small section from the middle of the cupcake (making sure to leave the bottom of the cupcake intact).
Fill the hole with sprinkles. (You may use some of the part you scooped to make a “lid” for the hole, or you can leave the hole and cover it with icing.)
ICING INSTRUCTIONS:
Beat butter and strawberry preserves until fluffy and combined.
Add one cup powdered sugar at a time alternating with one tablespoon of milk at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Add red food coloring until desired shade of pink is reached.
Cover cupcakes with buttercream icing.
Yummy! My family would love these!
all these sweets look amazing. i love cupcakes
I bet the kids would love these! We’ll have to try baking them soon.
I love recipes and trying new things. These cupcakes look really yummy!
I love simple and fun recipes! My best friend’s girls would love to make these when they visit!
Those little sprinkles inside are perfect
The cupcakes look yummy! My granddaughter loves anything pink and would love these cupcakes.
On my gosh! These look so delicious! I bet my whole family would love them!
that looks good and then i eat them
I LOVE baking and I especially love eating sweets. I also love seeing the look on the faces of those who enjoy my cooking. To me, food equals love. Not only do these goodies taste great, but they are also so much fun to look at with so many beautiful colors.
Yum, these look delicious!! My kids love strawberries too, so I will definitely be making some of these for them for Valentines Day! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. 🙂
i might do something similar if they were red velvet?
Great idea!
Hmmm…made with preserves…I love that idea over the ingredients in boxed cupcake mix!
I love this idea, because I know that my 2 little girls would really enjoy the sprinkle surprise. What a clever idea.
Thank you! I hope they love it!
This looks delicious, I saved this page because I really want to make this
My daughter would love these.
They look so yummy!
I have one daughter who would adore these. The other hates strawberry 🙂
Make a different flavor! Just use whatever flavor she likes. 🙂
My family will love this recipe. I will make over the weekend.
i bet these are wounderful. i must try them
That looks delicious I want to try this recipe. I think my family would enjoy this.