Get the best of both worlds with this delightful Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes recipe. Strawberry cake made with REAL strawberries and cream cheese icing with graham cracker crumbs.
Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
This past weekend was The Boss' birthday!!! My baby is four! I can't even believe how time flew. In honor of his birthday, I made these delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes for him to take to school to share with his class. They were a huge hit.
For some reason, while I was searching for a strawberry cake recipe, I could NOT find one without Jello in it! I have nothing against the occasional Jello treat. I was mostly frustrated because I hadn't purchased any because I didn't realize strawberry cake didn't actually have any strawberries in it! So, I set off on my own (risky) adventure to create my own recipe.
I'm not sure if you can buy strawberry puree pre-made at a store, but I'm certain that it's ridiculously easy to make. One pound of whole strawberries will make about 2 cups of puree. Just de-stem them. Throw them in a blender or processor and process until they're basically liquified. That's it. You can either just puree half the pound. Or you can puree it all and freeze what you don't use for another day!
The frosting recipe is the same base cream cheese frosting I used in my Ginger & Brown Sugar Cupcakes recipe. It is a very thick cream cheese frosting, great for piping. But it still needs to be refrigerated!
Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes Recipe
Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ c milk
- 1 cup of strawberry puree
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Use THIS cream cheese frosting recipe
- 6 full-sized graham crackers
Instructions
Cupcakes
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully combined.
- Add vanilla and strawberry puree and continue mixing.
- Add flour and baking powder. Mix again until combined.
- Slowly add milk, and mix until just incorporated (not too long!)
- Pour or scoop batter into a greased cupcake pan and bake at 350* for 20 minutes (Or until a toothpick comes out clean). If you'd like to bake a cake with this recipe, pour into a greased baking pan and bake at 350* for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Set cupcakes aside to cool.
Frosting:
- Follow instructions in the cream cheese frosting recipe. You can add a little milk to make it thinner.
- Place graham crackers in a large plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin
- Add half the graham cracker crumbs to the frosting and mix to incorporate.
- When cupcakes are cooled, frost them. Sprinkle the remaining graham cracker crumbs on top.
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Tammy Adams says
I will defiantly have to try these since strawberry season is right around the corner here in Florida. Pinned.
Veronica Lee says
OMG! These look divine! Yummmmmm!
Mir says
These are so wonderful! It's fantastic that you found a way around the Jell-O. So much tastier and fresher this way!
My Family Ties says
These sound really delicious, a perfect afternoon treat! #tastytuesdays
Vicki Montague says
Oh wow! These look amazing! I love that the cake is pink too...these would go down a treat with my kids...just need to do some adaptions to make them gluten free and dairy free!
Teng says
hi! i'm on a gluten and dairy free diet! please share your recipe!! thanks!
Sharon @ what the fork food blog says
These look so good!
Mandee Thomas says
These look so tasty! I love anything that has the word "cheesecake" in it 😀 I would love for you to share this post at my Create & Share Link Party! Hope to see you there 🙂 http://designsbymissmandee.blogspot.com/2014/09/create-share-diy-and-recipe-party-25.html
Holly (2 Kids and Tired) says
This is fantastic. My husband can't eat chocolate and I'm always looking for new treats. He will love this!
Kara says
These look so good! And I love that you found a way to make them without jello. Strawberry puree sounds so much tastier!
Honest mum says
These are perfect! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
AmieJo says
These sound great. I will have to get the ingredients and try. Pinning.
samantha ramos says
These cupcakes look amazing! I love strawberry cake and cheesecake. Trying this recipe soon 🙂
Caroline says
Can I leave the batter in the fridge for a few days or is the freezer better?
Michelle says
You can make and bake the cupcakes ahead and store in the refrigerator or freezer. However, if you store pre-made batter in the fridge, the cupcakes will likely be flat and heavy because they won't rise well with the batter sitting like that.