Fluffy strawberry cupcakes with a hint of ginger and topped with a cloud of white frosting.
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Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day in style or staying in? We prefer to stay in, we like to save our out on the town dinners for a day that is a little less busy.
We make a home-cooked dinner and watch a movie or play board games, I know, exciting right?! but we are just happy to be in each other’s company.
With any Valentine’s Day dinner, whether it is a night in or out there MUST be a dessert. It’s the best part of the meal, right? Valentine’s Day is the holiday for desserts, the classic flavors that this holiday is known for are some of the best.
Strawberry is one of those classic flavors, and one of my favorites! Check out my Strawberry Heart Hand Pies that I made last year.
With the holiday approaching I wanted to create a strawberry recipe that would be a perfect dessert to a nice dinner. Immediately I thought of those beautiful “I love you” cupcakes from Sprinkles.
I fell in love with these cupcakes the minute I saw them. They are so simple and beautiful to look at. That was the look I wanted for my cupcakes; simple, pretty, and packed with flavor.
The mixture of the strawberries, moist white cake and the little zing of ginger is a dream and the frosting is like a cloud. The fluffy frosting is sweet and makes it perfect for this sweet holiday treat.
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SOURDOUGH WAFFLES
with maples glazed strawberries
FRIED OYSTERS
with dill dipping sauce
ROASTED RACK OF LAMB
with dijon mustard and fresh herbs
HOMEMADE DARK CHOCOLATE SEA FOAM CANDY
sprinkled with sea salt
Strawberry Ginger Cupcakes with Fluffy White Frosting
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
For the frosting
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
For the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, and salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter until creamy using an electric mixer. Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- With the mixer on low, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, beating well in between. Set aside
- In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff peaks.
- Add about half of the eggs whites and fold into the batter until combined. Fold in the remaining egg whites.
- Fold in strawberries until evenly combined.
- Using a 1/4 cup, pour batter into prepared cupcake pan to about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted center of cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before frosting.
For the frosting
- Combine the sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of double boiler. Beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
- Place the top pan over boiling water, make sure the water is not touching the bottom of the pan.
- Beat constantly on high speed until the frosting starts to get very fluffy, about 6-8 minutes.
- Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Remove the frosting from the stove and allow to cool for 1 minute. You will want to frost the cupcakes very soon after taking it off the heat because it will start to stiffen.
- Fill a piping bag equip with extra large round tip. Start on the outside edge of the cupcake and circle it once and then in to the center.
- Sprinkle with heart sprinkles or other festive garnish.
beautiful and yummy looking
Thanks Karen!
These look so beautiful! Thanks for sharing, I think I’ll be making these sometime soon
Thank you! Let me know what you think if you make them!