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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Sep 29, 2014 · 15 Comments

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ย 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 have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

This past weekend was The Boss' birthday!!! My baby is four! I can't even believe how time flew.ย  In honor of his birthday, I made these delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes for him to take to school to share with his class.ย  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.ย  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!ย  So, I set off on my own (risky) adventure to create my own recipe.

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

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.ย  One pound of whole strawberries will make about 2 cups of puree.ย  Just de-stem them.ย  Throw them in a blender or processor and process until they're basically liquified.ย  That's it.ย  You can either just puree half the pound.ย  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.ย  It is a very thick cream cheese frosting, great for piping.ย  But it still needs to be refrigerated!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

 

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes Recipe

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes have a moist Strawberry cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and graham cracker crumb sprinkles. Fun idea for a birthday! Love that the cupcakes are made from REAL strawberries!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

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.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
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Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

  • 1 ยฝ cups granulated sugar
  • ยฝ cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ยฝ 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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  1. Tammy Adams says

    September 30, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    I will defiantly have to try these since strawberry season is right around the corner here in Florida. Pinned.

    Reply
  2. Veronica Lee says

    September 30, 2014 at 11:38 pm

    OMG! These look divine! Yummmmmm!

    Reply
  3. Mir says

    October 01, 2014 at 5:50 am

    These are so wonderful! It's fantastic that you found a way around the Jell-O. So much tastier and fresher this way!

    Reply
  4. My Family Ties says

    October 01, 2014 at 6:22 am

    These sound really delicious, a perfect afternoon treat! #tastytuesdays

    Reply
  5. Vicki Montague says

    October 01, 2014 at 8:01 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Teng says

      March 31, 2017 at 11:59 pm

      hi! i'm on a gluten and dairy free diet! please share your recipe!! thanks!

      Reply
  6. Sharon @ what the fork food blog says

    October 01, 2014 at 8:37 am

    These look so good!

    Reply
  7. Mandee Thomas says

    October 02, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    These look so tasty! I love anything that has the word "cheesecake" in it ๐Ÿ˜€ I would love for you to share this post at my Create & Share Link Party! Hope to see you there ๐Ÿ™‚ http://designsbymissmandee.blogspot.com/2014/09/create-share-diy-and-recipe-party-25.html

    Reply
  8. Holly (2 Kids and Tired) says

    October 04, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    This is fantastic. My husband can't eat chocolate and I'm always looking for new treats. He will love this!

    Reply
  9. Kara says

    October 06, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    These look so good! And I love that you found a way to make them without jello. Strawberry puree sounds so much tastier!

    Reply
  10. Honest mum says

    October 06, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    These are perfect! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    Reply
  11. AmieJo says

    October 16, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    These sound great. I will have to get the ingredients and try. Pinning.

    Reply
  12. samantha ramos says

    June 28, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    These cupcakes look amazing! I love strawberry cake and cheesecake. Trying this recipe soon ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  13. Caroline says

    July 25, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    Can I leave the batter in the fridge for a few days or is the freezer better?

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    • Michelle says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      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.

      Reply

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