Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

Delicious, lovely spring kisses, that’s what those juicy red strawberries are. Sweet and tasty, and when in the season, I always get the feeling of eating many of them. And this time, I used them as a filling in a cupcake.

I choose to make a light, egg white-based batter for the cupcakes. That way, they get a light texture. This is an excellent combination with the dense strawberry jam, which we use as a filling.

I used sugary heavy cream as a topping, which you pipe on top. A slice of strawberries completes this delicious sweet baking treat.

These cupcakes are deliciously served for Valentine’s Day, spring, or summer picnics. Or as a treat at a birthday party.

What do you need for Strawberry Cupcakes with Whipped Cream?

To prepare these strawberry filled cupcakes, you need the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:

• Baking powder - Used to get some extra air in these cupcakes. Unfortunately, because the batter contains no acid, you can’t substitute it with baking soda.
• Flour - Use all-purpose flour for this recipe.
• Butter - Unsalted butter is used. If you use salted butter, decrease the amount of salt to ¼ teaspoon.
• Sugar - Use sugar to sweeten your cupcake and whipped cream. TIP: for a more intense strawberry flavor. Sweeten the whipped cream with three tablespoons of strawberry jam. And skip the sugar.
• Strawberry Jam - The filling of the strawberry filled cupcake. You could use a homemade strawberry jam or buy a good strawberry jam in the supermarket. If you want to vary, you could think of other delicious combinations. For example, try plum jam cupcakes in the warm late summer. In spring, bake rhubarb jam cupcakes and hot apple jelly cupcakes in winter. And you could use diced strawberries as a filling.
• Eggs - You split the eggs into egg whites and egg yolks for this recipe. The egg yolks will make the batter creamy. The egg whites are stiffened and bring in some extra air. Make sure there is NO egg yolk in your egg whites (not even the slightest bit). Otherwise, your egg whites won’t stiffen.
• Milk - To make the batter a bit more fluid. Use whole milk for this recipe. 
• Cream - Take heavy cream and beat, with some sugar, until stiff. Use a piping bag to decorate the cupcakes. Make sure, before whipping, that your cream is very cold. That way, it will stiffen better. If you instead want to top them with frosting, use this Mascarpone frosting recipe or cream cheese frosting recipe.

How to prepare Strawberry Jam Filled Cupcakes

You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.

1. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a second bowl, mix butter and sugar for three minutes. Then put the egg yolks into the bowl and mix. Add flour and milk to the batter and mix on low speed until the flour is just incorporated.
2. Mix the egg whites stiff in a clean bowl. Make sure the bowl and mixing hooks are very clean because if there is any fat left, the whites won’t stiffen. Add the egg whites to the batter and stir together. First, add only ⅓th of the egg whites and mix. That way, the batter and egg whites will get used to each other. Then add the remaining egg white and stir gently into the batter,
3. Fill the forms with two tablespoons of batter. That’s about ⅔ of the way. If you fill any further, they will overflow in the oven! Take a teaspoon and make a hole in the middle of the cupcake. Fill that hole with a teaspoon of strawberry jam. Bake for 30 minutes at 320 °F (160 °C).
4. Let the cupcakes cool down on a rack to room temperature. Prepare the whipping cream by mixing cream and sugar until stiff. Don’t add the frosting when warm (even a bit). The frosting will drip off the cupcakes. Pipe the frosting on top of the cupcakes. If you don’t have a piping bag, you could use an ice cream scoop to spoon frosting on top.