strawberry lemonade cupcakes

56 Pinches 1 Photo
Prescott, AZ
Updated on Jun 7, 2014

These cupcakes are perfect for a summer get-together or BBQ. They are strawberry lemonade flavored and the inside is a homemade strawberry mix. I love making these all year long but they are really good on a hot summer day.

Rate
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield Makes 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1 box strawberry jell-o
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened lemonade mix (i ues country time)
  • 16 oz packages frozen strawberries in sugar, thawed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup sweetened lemonade mix (country time)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • - chewy lemonheads candy, for garnish
  • - sparkling sugar, for garnish

How To Make strawberry lemonade cupcakes

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Step 2
    Stir together Cake mix, dry Jell-O and 2 tablespoons lemonade mix.
  • Step 3
    Puree strawberries.
  • Step 4
    Add strawberries, eggs and vegetable oil to dry ingredients.
  • Step 5
    Mix until smooth and blended
  • Step 6
    Place liners in cupcake pan and fill 2/3 full.
  • Step 7
    Bake about 20 minutes or until tooth pick stuck in center comes out clean.
  • Step 8
    Allow to cool completely.
  • Step 9
    Cream butter in a medium bowl.
  • Step 10
    Slowly add in the powdered sugar and 1/3 cup lemonade mix.
  • Step 11
    Add water as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
  • Step 12
    Transfer icing to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
  • Step 13
    Ice tops of each cupcake and optionally dust with sparkling sugar and lemonhead.

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