These Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes remind me of those amazing Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes popsicles that we use to get from the ice cream truck as kids!
Cupcakes with a Strawberry Crunch Topping and Fresh Strawberries? YES! I loved those Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream bars when I was little and these cupcakes remind me of them so much.
QUICK GLANCE AT INGREDIENTS FOR STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CUPCAKES:
White Cupcakes – Store Bought OR use my recipe below for semi homemade cupcakes
butter – salted or unsalted is fine
powdered sugar
vanilla extract
cream cheese
heavy cream
Fresh Strawberries
Golden Oreos
box strawberry Jello powder
HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CUPCAKES?
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
We’re starting off this recipe with a white cupcake. You can make a strawberry cupcake base if you want to but I went with white. This is a semi homemade blog so you’ve got a few options for the cupcakes:
Store Bought Cupcakes from the Bakery
Box Mix Cupcakes
The Recipe below for semi homemade white cupcakes
If you want to make my semi homemade cupcakes this is what you’ll need to do:
Pre-heat oven to 325F. In the bowl of a mixer, mix together the egg whites, water, and vanilla.
Mix on low for about 10 seconds. In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, flour, sugar, and salt.
Slowly add the dry mix a little at a time.
Mixing on low until everything is combined. Add sour cream and mix well. Mix well.
Line a muffin/cupcake tin with paper liners. Fill each cupcake liner about 3/4 full of batter. Bake at 325F for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool.
FOR THE FROSTING:
Same as before, you can use store bought frosting or use my recipe.
If you want to make my vanilla cream cheese frosting recipe, this is how to make it:
Cream butter in the bowl of a mixer. Add cream cheese and mix well.S
lowly add powdered sugar while mixing.
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix until combined.
NOW LET’S MAKE THE STRAWBERRY CRUNCH TOPPING:
This is the topping that is going to make these cupcakes, Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes.
I learned this trick from my friend Hayley, when she made this amazing Strawberry Crunch Poke Cake.
Roughly crush Golden Oreos and pour into a bowl.
Mix in strawberry Jello powder and melted butter. Stir well.
DECORATING STRAWBERRY CRUNCH TOPPING:
I like to use a piping bag, fitted with a 2D Drop Flower Decorating Tip and to swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes.
Then sprinkle the strawberry crunch topping onto cupcakes.
Top each cupcake with a sliced strawberry.
Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
yield: 24 CUPCAKES prep time: 15 MINUTES cook time: 25 MINUTES additional time: 30 MINUTES total time: 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES
These Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes remind me of those amazing Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes popsicles that we use to get from the ice cream truck as kids!
Ingredients
CUPCAKES:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 egg whites
1 1/3 cups water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 box white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sour cream (8oz container)
FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
8 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
2-4 tablespoons heavy cream
TOPPINGS
12 Fresh Strawberries
20 Golden Oreos
3.4 oz box strawberry Jello powder
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
CUPCAKES
Pre-heat oven to 325F.
In the bowl of a mixer, mix together the oil, egg whites, water, and vanilla. Mix on low for about 10 seconds.
In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, flour, sugar, and salt.
Slowly add the dry mix a little at a time. Mixing on low until everything is combined.
Add sour cream and mix well.
Mix well.
Line a muffin/cupcake tin with paper liners. Fill each cupcake liner about 3/4 full of batter.
Bake at 325F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
FROSTING
Cream butter in the bowl of a mixer.
Add cream cheese and mix well.
Slowly add powdered sugar while mixing. Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix until combined.*
STRAWBERRY CRUNCH TOPPING
Roughly crush Golden Oreos and pour into a bowl.
Mix in strawberry Jello powder and melted butter.
Stir well.
DECORATING
I like to use a piping bag, fitted with a 2D Drop Flower Decorating Tip and to swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes.
Then sprinkle the strawberry crunch topping onto cupcakes.
Top each cupcake with a sliced strawberry.
Notes
*Add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream at a time until desired consisted is reached.
