Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Cupcakes are calling! I made these cupcakes a few weeks ago for a friend's birthday and they seemed to be a hit. This is a recipe from my mom's cookbook, usually made as a cake. Mom always made it in the shape of a heart from Valentine's Day when we were growing up! They are easy to make and can be made a day or two in advance. Usually when I make cupcakes I love to use my icing gun to make the presentation of the icing really pop but this icing doesn't stand up very well but it still helped to ice them quickly and make them deliciously covered with icing!!!!

Cake Ingredients
1 box white cake mix
1 cup oil
4 eggs
5 ounces frozen strawberries
3 ounces strawberry jello

Frosting Ingredients
1 pound confectionery sugar
1/4 pound soft butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 ounces frozen strawberries
3-4 tablespoons strawberry juice from frozen strawberries

Instructions for the Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350.
Step 1: Stir oil into cake mix.
Step 2: Lightly beat eggs and add to cake mix.
Step 3: Stir in 5 ounces of strawberries.
Step 4: Mix in jello.
Step 5: Pour into lined muffin pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes.
Step 6: Cool and frost with Strawberry frosting.

Instructions for Frosting
Step 1: Beat confectionery sugar and butter together.
Step 2: Add salt and vanilla and strawberry juice.
Step 3: add drained strawberries and mix well.
Step 4: Frost cooled cupcakes.

Keep Refrigerated



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