Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

Name: Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted; 2.5 ml/½ tsp vanilla extract; 115 g/4 oz/generous ½ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter; 10 ml/2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar (optional); 6-8 fresh strawberries, washed and dried; 175 ml/6 fl oz/ml/¾ cup double (heavy) cream or whipping cream; 15-30 ml/1-2 tbsp milk; about 115 g/4 oz/⅓ cup strawberry jam

Preparation info

Makes
12
cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cupcakes for Kids

By Rosie Anness and Cortina Butler

Published 2014

About

Everyone loves strawberries in the summer and each of these cupcakes has a strawberry jam surprise at the centre and a topping of lightly sweetened whipped cream and fresh strawberries. You could easily adapt the recipe to use with raspberries or other soft fruit. It is best to add the topping just before serving.

Ingredients

For the Cakes

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter
115

Cake
Birthday
Summer
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a muffin tin (pan) with cupcake cases.
Cream the butter for a few minutes until soft and pale. Add the sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Mix the vanilla extract with t