Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

These Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes are fluffy, moist and flavorful. Strawberry milk powder is a delicious drink that can also be used to make cupcakes. Topped with pink sanding sugar, strawberry frosting, and flamingo decorations, these strawberry cupcakes are ready for your next baby shower or birthday party.

Author: Cake Mix Recipes

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 24 cupcakes

Calories: 221 kcal per serving

Ingredients

15 ¼ ounces boxes - white cake mix
1 cup - Greek yogurt
⅓ cup - Vegetable Oil
⅓ cup - Nestle Nesquick Strawberry Flavored Powder
4 - egg whites
1 ¼ cups - water
1 stick - salted butter
strawberry extract
1 tsp - vanilla
1 tsp - pink Himalayan salt
4 cups - powdered sugar
1–2 tablespoons - half and half or whole milk
pink food coloring
Wilton Flamingo Royal Icing Decorations
Pink sanding sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line or spray muffin tin.
In a large bowl, mix in the cake mix, oil, egg whites, yogurt, and Nestle Nesquick Strawberry Flavored Powder until well combined with a hand mixer.
Mix in water.
Fill muffin liners ⅔ full.
Bake for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.
Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
Mix in the strawberry and vanilla extracts and salt.
Slowly incorporate powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
Add a bit of milk or half and half in between each cup of powdered sugar.
Mix for 1 minute or until creamy. Add in food coloring.
Fill piping bag with frosting. Frost cupcakes in circular motions.
Sprinkle pink sanding sugar, and top with Royal Icing Flamingo Decoration.

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