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    Home » Recipes » Cupcakes

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Published: Feb 28, 2022 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    OMG! These Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top.

    America's favorite strawberry shortcake is transformed to heavenly cupcake delights that we just can’t get over! Simple cupcakes celebrating fresh strawberry and cream flavors, like these Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes!

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    We just made these strawberry cupcakes with easy solutions to get a super yummy cupcakes without a lot of work!!  Of course, you can make all these components by scratch using my vanilla cake recipe if you have the time or modify anything as you wish.

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    These Strawberry Cupcakes Are Super Simple to Make with Our Shortcuts!!

    • We have shortcuts to make these easy, beautiful cupcakes a definite hit for your party fun!  We're already using a boxed vanilla cake mix, but...you can always use my Super-Moist Vanilla with Cake Vanilla Buttercream if you want to make your cupcakes from scratch.
    • The strawberry filling on top is a cinch to make.  Just chopped strawberries and strawberry preserves, strawberry glaze or strawberry pie filling.  Mix them together...BOOM!
    • Use prepared cream cheese frosting instead of making it.  Super easy, right?  Of course, we have the option if you want to make it, because it's only 3 simple ingredients and delicious, plus you can control the frosting consistency.  If your cream cheese frosting is way too creamy, add a little powdered sugar to it to stiffen it up.
    • The whipped cream inside?  We're just using Cool Whip, but you can use Dream Whip or make your own whipped cream easily!

    If you're a lover of chocolate, you may love these Perfect Hershey's Chocolate Cupcakes!!

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    How We Started with a Cake Mix For Our Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake Recipe

    We started with a white cake mix and baked some cupcakes!  Next I just took a scoop and took some cake out of the middles of the cupcakes and filled them with some already prepared whipped cream (Cool Whip).

    For the tops, we piped some easy cream cheese buttercream (store-bought or homemade) borders or dams as they call it, on top of the cupcakes to hold in the strawberry filling on top. I like it to kind of drip over the sides a little to give it a some dramatic flair!

    Place them in the fridge until ready to serve and lose your mind when you take a huge bite of yumminess! They look sooooo good and taste soooo good!

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Ingredients You Need

    Vanilla Cake 

    • 1 box + ingredients needed vanilla cake mix - prepare as instructed on box. Other options: strawberry cake mix - prepare as instructed on box.

    Whipped Cream

    • 2 cups whipped topping like Cool Whip or Dream Whip, something with stabilization

    Strawberry Fruit Filling

    • Fresh Strawberries, chopped
    • 1 ½ cups strawberry preserves, strawberry glaze or strawberry pie filling - use more if needed

    Cream Cheese Frosting or use Store-bought Cream Cheese Frosting

    • 4 ounces cream cheese
    • ⅓ cup butter softened
    • 4-5 cups confectioners sugar add more if needed. Frosting needs to hold up to hold the filling in.

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Vanilla Cupcakes

    1. Prepare cupcakes as directed on cake box and let cool or 

    Whipped Cream

    1. We’re using Cool whip, so nothing to prepare for the filling.

    Strawberry Fruit Filling

    1. While cupcakes are baking, mix together the chopped strawberries and strawberry preserves, strawberry glaze or strawberry pie filling and set aside.

    Cream Cheese Frosting or use Store-bought Cream Cheese Frosting

    1. If using store-bought frosting, omit the frosting steps. In medium-large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until well combined with mixer. Beat in cup of powdered sugar.
    2. Beat in rest of powdered sugar until frosting is pipeable consistency. 

    Assembly

    1. After the cupcakes are cooled, take a knife and cut a ½" circle in the middle of the cupcakes, {cut it like a cone, so tip of knife goes toward center instead of straight down, can also use a mini cookie scoop or large piping tip} and take the core out of the cupcakes.
    2. Pipe or spoon whipped cream into each cupcake.
    3. Place frosting in pastry bag with medium star tip and pipe a dam or border around the top of the cupcakes. Make sure frosting is stable enough to hold the strawberry filling inside. If it's too loose, it will fall off the sides of the cupcakes.
    4. Spoon strawberry fruit filling into the center of each cupcake. Garnish with more fresh strawberries on top if desired.

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Seriously, this Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake recipe is one of the best light and fruity cupcakes for spring and summer time!

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    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 

    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

    Kim Lange
    Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are vanilla cakes filled with light and fluffy whipped cream and finished with cream cheese frosting and fruity strawberry filling on top. 
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    Servings 24 Servings
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    Ingredients
      

    Vanilla Cake

    • 1 box + ingredients needed vanilla cake mix - prepare as instructed on box. Other options: strawberry cake mix - prepare as instructed on box.

    Whipped Cream

    • 2 cups whipped topping like Cool Whip or Dream Whip something with stabilization

    Strawberry Fruit Filling

    • Fresh Strawberries chopped
    • 1 ½ cups strawberry preserves, glaze or strawberry pie filling - use more if needed - use more if needed

    Cream Cheese Frosting or use store-bought cream cheese frosting

    • 4 ounces cream cheese
    • ⅓ cup butter softened
    • 4-5 cups confectioners sugar Add more if needed. Frosting needs to hold up to hold the filling in.

    Instructions
     

    Vanilla Cupcakes

    • Prepare cupcakes as directed on cake box and let cool.

    Whipped Cream

    • We’re using Cool whip, so nothing to prepare for the filling.

    Strawberry Fruit Filling

    • While cupcakes are baking, mix together the chopped strawberries and strawberry preserves, glaze or strawberry pie filling and set aside.

    Cream Cheese Frosting or use Store-bought cream cheese frosting

    • If using store-bought frosting, omit the frosting steps. In medium-large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until well combined with mixer. Beat in cup of powdered sugar.
    • Beat in rest of powdered sugar until frosting is pipeable consistency.

    Assembly

    • After the cupcakes are cooled, take a knife and cut a ½" circle in the middle of the cupcakes, {cut it like a cone, so tip of knife goes toward center instead of straight down, can also use a mini cookie scoop or large piping tip} and take the core out of the cupcakes.
    • Pipe or spoon whipped cream into each cupcake.
    • Place frosting in pastry bag with medium star tip and pipe a dam or border around the top of the cupcakes. Make sure frosting is stable enough to hold strawberry filling inside. If it's too loose, it will fall off the sides of the cupcakes.
    • Spoon strawberry fruit filling into the center of each cupcake. Garnish with more fresh strawberries on top if desired.
    Keyword buttercream frosting, cake, cream cheese, cupcakes, strawberries, summer, vanilla, whipped cream
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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Kim Lange says

      March 03, 2022 at 2:46 pm

      Ahh! Yes Claudette! Thank you for catching that! It's adapted from my Triple Lemon Cupcakes. So it's updated now!

    2. Claudette says

      March 01, 2022 at 10:35 am

      Hi Kim: just wondering why in the "assembly" instructions, # 3 says to "Make sure frosting is stable enough to hold lemon curd inside.". There is no lemon curd in these. Just wondering. Thanks.

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