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Strawberry Sandwich Cupcake Recipe

I love this strawberry sandwich cupcake recipe. It’s also a winner with the kids! Simple, includes actual fruit, and no decorating skills are needed. This is my kind of recipe. 
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes, strawberries
Author: Lacy

Ingredients

Strawberry Sandwich Cupcakes Ingredients:

  • 1 box of white cake mix
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 ¼ cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons another extract of your choice Almond, lemon, and strawberry are good choices

Ingredients For Strawberry Sandwich Filling

  • 2 cups strawberries diced
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar plus a little extra for dusting the tops of the cupcakes

Instructions

How To Make Strawberry Sandwich Cupcakes

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F, and line your muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, combine the box of cake mix, water, egg whites, extracts, and your butter. Beat with your mixer until it’s fully combined.
  • Fill the cupcake liners with batter about 2/3 of the way full.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean from the center.
  • Remove the cupcakes and allow them to cool on a wire rack.

For The Strawberry Sandwich Filling

  • In another large bowl, use your mixer to whip the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and the 1/4 cup of powdered sugar until heavy peaks form.
  • Fold the diced strawberries into the mixture.

How To Assemble The Strawberry Cupcake Sandwiches

  • Cut each cupcake in half.
  • Add the cream to the bottom pieces of cupcake either by spreading it, or you can pipe it on with a big jumbo icing tip.
  • Put the top of the cupcake back on each cake.
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar for some beautiful cupcakes that really take no decorating skills whatsoever!