Strawberries & Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 30 cupcakes
Ingredients
  • Cupcakes:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2½ cups milk
  • 1½ tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp Grand Marnier, Cointreau or other orange liqueur
  • Zest of two oranges (optional)
  • 3 eggs
  • 3¾ cups flour
  • 2½ tsp baking soda
  • 2½ tsp baking powder
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  • Cupcake filling:
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp strawberry jam
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  • Cream cheese icing:
  • 2 cups cream cheese
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
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  • Garnish with:
  • Fresh strawberries, halved
  • Graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar for the cupcakes. I like to use a stand mixer for this with the paddle attachment, but it is certainly not necessary- work those arms if you like!
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together 3 eggs, milk, vanilla, Grand Marnier and orange zest.
  4. In a third bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and baking powder together.
  5. Add a third of the egg mixture to the butter mixture, followed by a third of the flour mixture. Stir to combine and then repeat until all the ingredients are well blended together- if you are using a stand mixer, make sure to scrape down the sides after each round.
  6. Pour the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners.
  7. Mix together all the cupcake filling ingredients until well blended. Spoon a tablespoon of the filling on top of each cupcake, gently dipping the spoon to the bottom each time (this will help the filling sink down into the batter instead of just staying on top). Bake for 25 minutes and then let cool.
  8. Mix all of the icing ingredients together until completely smooth- we don't want clumps of butter in our icing, trust me, I have made that mistake before. Load the icing into a piping bag to top each cupcake, or just spread it on with a knife- it's all aesthetics at this point and either way will taste just as delicious. Top each cupcake with a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs and a halved strawberry.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/strawberries-cream-cheesecake-cupcakes/