The Best Strawberry Buttercream Vanilla Cupcakes

Cupcakes are the perfect dessert when you’re craving something sweet. These strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes have just the right amount of sweetness to cure that sweet tooth with just one cupcake!

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These fresh strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes are super moist and have just the right amount of sweetness added to them. The classic vanilla cupcake pairs well with the strawberry buttercream frosting. Adding just the right amount of strawberry perfection to every bite. Perfect for springtime and to bring along to any family gathering you’re invited to over the summer.

I’m not the biggest fan of cupcakes. But I thought it would be fun if I messed around with the ingredients I use to see if I could tweak the recipe so maybe I’d like them butter. Honestly, I didn’t have high hopes for this recipe but that thought turned around really quickly once I tried the first bite of these strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes.

Trust me when I say that if you’re not a cupcake person, you definitely will have a change of heart after trying these moist and delicious cupcakes!

This post is all about the best strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes.

Strawberry Buttercream Vanilla Cupcakes

Strawberry Buttercream Vanilla Cupcakes Ingredients:

Here is everything you need to make these simple and moist strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes.

For the vanilla cupcakes

• 1/2 Cup Butter (Softened)
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
• 1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 Cups Flour

For the Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

• 1 Cup Butter (Softened)
• 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup Strawberries (Chopped)

Soft and moist vanilla cupcakes that are topped with fresh and delicious strawberry buttercream frosting. Along with being super tasty they are also very easy to make and are perfect to bring along to any family get together!

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How To Make Vanilla Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer whisk together the softened butter, sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract together until well combined
• Add in your eggs and mix until well combined.
• Add in your dry ingredients until combined. Do not over mix.
• Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 15-18 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick into the center of the cupcake, and it comes out clean.
• Remove the cupcakes from the oven and place aside to cool.

How To Make the Strawberry Buttercream

• For the Strawberry buttercream frosting you will first have to make the strawberry reduction. Add your strawberries to a small sized saucepan with a tablespoon of water so the strawberries don’t burn to the pan. Cook on medium heat until the strawberries start to leak out juice. Mash with a potato masher or fork until a puree is formed. It should be thickened.
• Remove the strawberry reduction from the saucepan and pour into a heat safe container and allow to cool completely. I like to put it in the fridge while I prepare the frosting. It cools much faster that way.
• While the strawberry reduction is cooling add your butter to a mixer bowl and mix until smooth.
• Add half of the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Repeat with the rest of the powdered sugar.
• Add the cooled strawberry reduction to the mixture and mix until well combined.
• Pipe the frosting onto your cupcakes using your favorite piping tip.
• Cupcakes are best served at room temperature and stored in an airtight sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Why You’ll Love These Cupcakes

1. These strawberry buttercream cupcakes are really easy to make. Don’t let the strawberry reduction make you think otherwise. If you’re looking for an easy dessert recipe this one is the way to go!
2. Along with being super delicious these cupcakes are really pretty! I love piping frosting on cupcakes. I may not be a professional but when I’m piping frosting, I sure do feel like it. Use your favorite piping tip to pipe this yummy buttercream frosting on your cupcakes!
3. These cupcakes are super moist! Nobody wants super dry and dense cupcakes. These cupcakes are nothing but soft and moist. Your whole family will love them!
4. This strawberry buttercream is super delicious. If you’re already a big fan of buttercream, you will absolutely love this strawberry buttercream. It’s hard to go back to a cupcake with basic vanilla buttercream after trying this buttercream!

Boom just like that you have super moist and creamy cupcakes!

Don’t let making the strawberry reduction scare you. It can seem super hard, and you may think it’s really easy to mess up but really, it’s super simple. If you make sure you don’t have the temperature too high, it’s very hard to mess the reduction up. Trust me! I used to be scared when making any type of reduction too and it’s not worth stressing over it and thinking you’ll ruin the recipe. You got this!

How To Store Cupcakes

Store the cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 days on the counter. You can freeze the cupcakes for several months however I recommend freezing for no longer than 4 months. After the 4 months they just don’t taste as fresh and at that point will start getting freezer burn. Freeze the cupcakes for one hour. Wrap cupcakes in plastic wrap and put in a Ziploc bag and place them back in the freezer. if possible, avoid storing the cupcakes in the refrigerator. Cupcakes tend to dry out if stored in the refrigerator. If you’re using a buttercream that needs to be refrigerated, wait to frost the cupcakes until they are ready to be served.

Questions for you

1. What are some other cupcake recipes you would like to see on my blog?

2. What is your all-time favorite cupcake recipe?

This post was all about the best strawberry buttercream vanilla cupcakes.