Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
These Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes are filled with a creamy no-bake cheesecake center and topped with homemade strawberry buttercream. Perfect for spring celebrations!
Yield:
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 48 minutes
Ingredients:
For the Cupcakes:
1 box strawberry cake mix
1 3.4 oz instant strawberry pudding mix
cup oil
4 large eggs 讀
1 cup milk 拏
For the Cheesecake Filling:
1 3.4 oz package instant cheesecake pudding mix
cup milk 拏
4 oz cream cheese, softened 燎
1 cups Cool Whip, thawed from an 8 oz container
For the Strawberry Buttercream:
cup shortening 杻
cup unsalted butter, softened 杻
tsp salt 蓼
tsp vanilla extract
tsp strawberry extract
cup diced ripe strawberries
5-6 cups powdered sugar
24 whole strawberries
48 graham cracker cookie sticks
Instructions:
1 Preheat the oven:
Set the oven to 325F. Line muffin tins with 24 cupcake liners.
2 Prepare the Cupcakes:
In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, pudding mix, oil, milk, and eggs for 2 minutes.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched.
Cool the cupcakes on a wire rack.
3 Cheesecake Filling:
In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and cheesecake pudding mix until thick.
Beat the cream cheese until smooth, then add the pudding mixture and mix again. Fold in the whipped topping.
Use a cupcake corer or a small knife to cut out the center of each cupcake. Pipe the cheesecake filling into the centers. Refrigerate the cupcakes while making the frosting.
4 Strawberry Buttercream:
Beat the shortening and butter together until creamy. Add the salt, vanilla, and strawberry extract, then mix again.
Slowly add half of the powdered sugar, mixing until smooth.
Puree the diced strawberries in a food processor or blender, adding 1 tablespoon of water if the strawberries arent juicy enough.
Add the strawberry puree to the frosting and beat until creamy. Add the remaining powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
5 Assemble the Cupcakes:
Use a large piping bag fitted with icing tip 1M to swirl the strawberry frosting on the chilled cupcakes.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, top each cupcake with a fresh strawberry and two graham cracker cookie sticks.
Enjoy these flavorful, spring-ready cupcakes with a creamy cheesecake surprise inside! 療
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