Roasted strawberry cupcakes

Name: Roasted strawberry cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb strawberries, halved and cleaned; Half a lemon; 2 tsp granulated sugar; 3/4 cup mashed roasted strawberries; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour *see notes for GF option; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup ground freeze-dried strawberries; 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2–3 tbsp milk; Pinch of salt

17 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:00:39 GMT

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Ingredients

0 servings

For the roasted strawberries

1 lbstrawberries

halved and cleaned

0.5lemon

2 tspgranulated sugar

For the roasted strawberry cupcakes

¾ cupstrawberries

mashed roasted

1 ½ cupsall purpose flour

see notes for GF option

2 tspbaking powder

¼ tspsalt

6 Tbspunsalted butter

room temperature

1 cupgranulated sugar

2 Tbspvegetable oil

or canola

¼ cupsour cream

1 tspvanilla extract

2eggs

large

For the strawberry frosting

½ cupground freeze-dried strawberries

1 cupunsalted butter

room temp

3 cupspowdered sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

2 Tbspmilk

salt

Instructions

For the roasted strawberries

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Rinse, cut the tops off, and halve the strawberries. Transfer to the baking sheet.

Step 3

Top with a good squeeze of half a lemon (not the whole half, just enough to lightly coat the strawberries) and toss to coat. Spread the strawberries even and sprinkle with sugar.

Step 4

Bake for 8 minutes, toss, then 10 minutes. Let the strawberries cool for about 15 minutes then mash enough to fill 3/4 cup – this is going in the cupcake batter.

Step 5

Reserve the rest to top the cupcakes.

For the roasted strawberry cupcakes

Step 6

Leave the oven at 350F and insert 12 liners into a cupcake tin.

Step 7

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Step 8

In a bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy. Mix in the oil, sour cream, and the roasted mashed strawberries.

Step 9

Scrape down the bowl, then mix in the vanilla and eggs.

Step 10

Gently mix in the dry ingredients and evenly disperse the batter between the 12 liners.

Step 11

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick in the middle comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.

Step 12

Let the cupcakes cool before frosting.

For the strawberry frosting

Step 13

Pulverize the freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor until you reach a fine powder. You’ll need 1/2 cup of this strawberry powder for the frosting.

Step 14

With a hand or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter with 1 cup of powdered sugar and strawberry powder. Mix in the remaining powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.

Step 15

In between mixes, add in 1 tablespoon of milk at a time.

Step 16

Finish with the vanilla and pinch of salt.

Step 17

Frost your cupcakes with a large French star tip. Top with a slice of roasted strawberry and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.