Review of Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

Mothers Day! A day to celebrate moms and all they have done for us. My aunt and I decided to make dinner and dessert for my mom and my grandma. We worked hard in the kitchen for two days and came up with a meal that pleased everyone. 

For dinner we made a pesto pasta with asparagus, chicken, and sun dried tomatoes with a fried egg on top (review coming soon!) with a side of green beans that had walnuts balsamic and garlic. Everything was wholesome, rich, and delicious. For dessert, we wanted something that was light and wouldn't put us in a food coma (like you get after a Thanksgiving dinner).

My mother really likes Strawberry Shortcake. I went off that idea and looked on Pinterest for some ideas. Sally (creator of Sally's Baking Addiction blog and cookbook) posted her recipe of Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes. I thought that was a brilliant idea so we decided to make it for a Mother's Day dessert. That was one of our best decisions on recipes.

Let's start with the cupcake itself. According to Sally, this cupcake was made from her classic vanilla cupcake recipe. It is very light and fluffy with a wonderful vanilla flavor (and we didn't even add the vanilla bean which was optional). This cupcake actually had the texture of in between a shortcake and angel food cake so it was the perfect balance after a heavy meal. 

Inside the cupcake was a delicious surprise! Strawberry filling to satisfy those strawberry shortcake cravings. The filling was super easy to make. It was actually kind of fun to fill the cupcakes with the filling (we called it a surgical operation). 

We were slightly worried about how thin the filling turned out so we added a little bit more cornstarch and it still turned out tasting amazing. We were also wondering if the filling would make the inside of the cupcake soggy. It actually doesn't. I had one of these cupcakes yesterday and we made them Sunday and the cupcake was still soft and delicious without any sogginess. 

The filling wasn't the only part that had strawberries. The homemade whipped cream (yes homemade not store bought) was the perfect topping for this cupcake. The whipped cream had a little bit of the strawberry reserve along with a little more vanilla, which gave it a lot of flavor. If you want to make homemade whipped cream, use this recipe and just remove the strawberry filling. Delicious! P.S. - the recipe makes a lot of whipped cream (we had a lot extra and of course I ate it all). 

If you want strawberry shortcake in a cupcake version, this is the perfect recipe for you. You will love the vanilla of the cupcake, the strawberry filling surprise on the inside, and light whipped cream on top! Definitely a 10 out of 10 and a huge hit in our family.

Recipe credit to: Sally's Baking Addiction

Overall Rating: 10 out of 10