Berrylicious Cream Cupcakes
Prep Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Oven
Cupcake liners
Mixing bowls
Electric mixer
spatula
cooling rack
Pastry bag with star tip
24-cup muffin tin
- 1 15.25 oz. package butter golden cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 7 Tbs. butter room temperature
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 2 tsp. grated lemon zest
- 12 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1½ cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2½ cups heavy cream
- 2 16 oz. packages strawberries trimmed and sliced
- 24 blueberries
Preheat your oven to 350°F and line 24 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, ¾ cup of water, melted butter, and lemon juice. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds until blended. Increase to medium speed and continue to beat for 2 minutes until the mixture is fluffy. Fold in the lemon zest.
Evenly distribute the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract on medium speed for about 3 minutes until smooth. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the heavy cream. Once incorporated, increase to medium speed and beat until stiff peaks form, approximately 2 minutes.
Transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe a layer of frosting onto each cooled cupcake. Arrange some strawberry slices in a star pattern on top. Pipe more frosting in the centers, then insert the remaining strawberry slices. Finish by piping more frosting on top and garnishing each cupcake with blueberries.