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Real Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

May 14, 2016 · 16 Comments

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Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite.

Real Strawberry Buttercream Frosting - Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite. Looks amazing! Maybe for some strawberry lemonade cupcakes?

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

We love strawberries here at the Gracious House. Like, A LOT.  We love them so much that they absolutely MUST go in every fruit salad, we only use strawberry jam for our PBJ, and I developed a special strawberry cupcake recipe that uses fresh strawberries.  Seriously, love them.

Loving strawberries as much as we do, it seems only fitting that that we be able to top all of our favorite cupcakes with a delightful, sweet, and fresh Strawberry Buttercream Frosting.  Dream with me, if you will... Strawberry frosting on chocolate cupcakes to give them that perfect fresh tang.  OR! Strawberry frosting on strawberry cupcakes! Now, that's my kind of cupcake!

Whatever you decide to top with this delicious strawberry buttercream frosting, I'm sure it will knock your socks off!

Real Strawberry Buttercream Frosting - Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite. Looks amazing! Maybe for some strawberry lemonade cupcakes?

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Real Strawberry Buttercream Frosting - Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite. Looks amazing! Maybe for some strawberry lemonade cupcakes?

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Buttercream Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite.
4.75 from 4 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 201kcal
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 1 heaping cup strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk or cream

Instructions

  • Place strawberries and lemon juice in a food processor and process until smooth.
  • Place puree in a small saucepan. Over medium heat, bring mixture to a simmer, stirring often. Simmer for about 20 minutes, or until you have about ⅓ cup of strawberry puree mixture. Remove from heat.
  • If you don't want seeds or skins in your buttercream, strain the strawberry puree through a fine mesh strainer at this point. (I do not strain mine.) Allow to cool to room temperature
  • In a large mixing bowl, add butter and strawberry puree. Beat together with a mixer until mixture is smooth.
  • Add in the powdered sugar, and beat on medium-high until mixture is smooth and creamy.
  • Add your milk or cream and vanilla and beat again to combine. Test your buttercream now. If it's still too thick, continue adding milk or cream, 1 tablespoon at a time until buttercream reaches desired consistency.
  • You can frost your cupcakes with the strawberry buttercream frosting as soon as they are completely cooled. You can spread or pipe it on.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Vitamin C: 7.7mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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Real Strawberry Buttercream Frosting - Top your favorite cupcakes with this fresh and sweet Strawberry Frosting. Made with REAL fresh strawberries, it will be a dessert-time favorite. Looks amazing! Maybe for some strawberry lemonade cupcakes?
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  1. Patti says

    September 16, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    Just made this today and it tastes great!! Love that it uses fresh strawberries. Strained the mixture and it was nice and smooth. Color of buttercream is pretty. Thanks for sharing this recipe!!

    Reply
  2. Terry says

    February 18, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. This is because when I sent the first post it wouldn't light but one star. It totally deserves these 5 and the two thumbs up in the first post. This buttercream is delicious on chocolate brownies. I made them for Valentines Day this year and there wasn't a one left! Delicious!!

    I tried to rate this recipe and couldn't get the stars to light up, but so y'all know, I give it 5 stars. I highly recommend!! ??

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    February 20, 2017 at 9:29 am

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  4. Rachel says

    May 01, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    How long does this frosting stay fresh for? Does it crust over?

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    • Michelle says

      May 02, 2017 at 8:35 am

      It behaves similarly to most buttercreams. It will stay fresh in an airtight container, refrigerated for a week. If storing in a bowl, cover the actual frosting with plastic wrap so it doesn't crust over, and then put the lid on.

      Reply
  5. Anne says

    July 01, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    Should I double the recipe if using for a 2 layer cake?

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  6. Alissa Zinke says

    February 05, 2018 at 12:13 am

    best freaking frosting ever!!!! so easy & tastes like strawberry ice cream 🙂

    Reply
  7. Christina Chatterton says

    February 16, 2018 at 9:38 am

    Would I need to let cool in the fridge when Im done or let sit out? (Before spreading on cake or piping). This will be my first attempt in making this for my husbands birthday. So any tips are welcomed! Thank you 🙂

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    • Michelle says

      February 16, 2018 at 11:06 am

      It depends on how soft your butter is, and how warm your house is, and how long you're going to let it sit out before you use it! If you're going to use it that day, it doesn't need to be refrigerated unless it's too runny to work with. A tip for working with frosting is making sure your *cake* is cold because cold frosting doesn't spread or pipe. But if you pop your cake in the freezer for 15-30 minutes before you fill and frost it, the room temp frosting will set up perfect on it! Hope that helps!

      Reply
  8. Natalie says

    February 25, 2018 at 2:14 am

    I’m making this frosting for cupcakes, How many will this recipe frost?

    Reply
  9. Bethany says

    May 22, 2019 at 5:28 pm

    I LOVE this recipe and use it all the time! My favorite so far is to pair it with a vanilla cake/cupcake, but I plan to try it on brownies.
    Do you think this same recipe would work with blueberries? Would you change anything else in that case?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      May 22, 2019 at 5:56 pm

      Yes! I've made blueberry compote for syrup before. I'd just use the exact same process. Boil it down. Strain it if you want. Let me know how that turns out! It sounds so yummy!

      Reply
  10. Beth says

    March 16, 2020 at 1:22 am

    Darn, I'm pretty much an amateur and don't have a food processor. Is there any way to still pull this off without one??

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 19, 2020 at 9:26 pm

      You can use a blender or a nutribullet or something like that, instead!

      Reply
  11. Marisol Moreno says

    February 16, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    It’s too runny how can I fix it?

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    • Michelle says

      February 17, 2022 at 10:38 am

      If the puree is too runny, you can boil it longer so its thicker. If the frosting is too runny, you can add some more powdered sugar.

      Reply

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