Pink Strawberry lemonade cupcakes are a delightful and refreshing twist on traditional cupcakes. These scrumptious strawberry lemonade cupcakes combine the tangy and sweet flavors of fresh strawberries with a zesty lemonade kick, making for a deliciously unique flavor combination.
Mix butter and shortening on medium speed until they are nice and creamy.
Turn the mixer down to the lowest setting and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar into the shortening mixture.
Once you have added all the sugar to the mix pour in the hot water, pink lemonade powder, and the vanilla.
Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
Strawberry Cupcake Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your cupcake pans with your choose of cupcake wrappers.
Remove the stems from the strawberries and place them into a blender or food processor. Pulse them until all of the strawberry pieces have been pureed. Measure out 1/3 cup of the strawberry puree for the cupcakes and you may save any extra puree for another recipe.
Place your self-rising flour, cake flour, and sugar in the bowl of your mixer. Mix them together for a minute or two until they are well combined.
Cut your butter into tablespoon pieces. Slowly add your butter into the flour mixture one piece at a time continue mixing until you have reached the texture of sand.
Pour half of your milk into the flour mixture and mix just until the milk is incorporated. Use your rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of your bowl. Add your remaining milk strawberry puree and the vanilla to your batter and mix until combined.
Slowly add in one egg at a time to the cake batter, making sure each egg is incorporated before adding the next egg.
Scoop the batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling them 3/4 of the way full.
Bake for 10 minutes then rotate the cake pans so the pan that was on the top rack is now on the bottom and the pan that was on the bottom is now on the top rack. Continue to bake for another 10-13 minute until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cupcake.
Transfer the cupcakes to a cooling rack until they have reached room temperature.
How to Make Strawberry Lemonade cupcakes
Once cupcakes are cool, fill your frosting piping bag with frosting, and frost each cupcake.