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white chocolate strawberry cupcake

Vanilla Cupcake with White Chocolate Strawberry Frosting

Tastes of Thyme
A lightly sweet vanilla cupcake topped with white chocolate strawberry frosting. Light and sweet at the same time!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 353 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 3 tsp vanilla

White Chocolate Strawberry Frosting

  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 2 tbsp strawberry jam
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • sprinkles optional
  • sliced strawberries optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° and line a muffin tin with parchment cups. Or grease the muffin tin.
  • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the oil and the sugar together. Add in the eggs and the vanilla and beat on medium speed for one minute.
  • Now add in the milk and slowly beat until just combined.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until the batter is just combined.
  • Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tin and bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes.

White Chocolate Strawberry Frosting

  • In a double boiler or the microwave, melt the chocolate chips. Don't overheat otherwise they will burn. The chocolate should be silky and runny.
  • Let the chocolate cool until room temperature before mixing with the butter. You don't want the chocolate to melt the butter.
  • Beat the butter and the white chocolate until well combined and then add in the vanilla and strawberry jam. Once these are well combined, slowly add in the icing sugar 1/2 a cup at a time. Do this until all the icing sugar has been mixed in.
  • If the frosting seems a bit too thick, add in a tablespoon of milk to thin it out.
  • Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, you can frost the cupcakes. If adding sprinkles, do this right away before the frosting dries.

Notes

To make these cupcakes gluten free, use gluten free all purpose flour. 
If you don't have strawberry jam, and fruit jam will work!

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal
Keyword cupcakes, gluten free cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes, white chocolate strawberry cupcakes
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