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These Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are not only decadent and sweet, they’re pretty too!

Do You Prefer Paper or Foil Cupcake Liners?

Surprise! It’s a Virtual Baby Shower for Melissa of A Teaspoon of Happiness!

Strawberry Cupcakes Cream Cheese Frosting | Inspiration KitchenCan you think of anything more appropriate for a baby shower than strawberry cupcakes?

What I loved about these cupcakes is, they poofed up in the middle and one happy cupcake in particular had a natural heart in it!

I think this little cupcake was sending Melissa and her baby some love, don’t you?

Strawberry Cupcakes Cream Cheese Frosting | Inspiration KitchenI’m going to cut to the chase and tell you right now…. The good thing about these cupcakes is the cream cheese frosting. Don’t get me wrong – the cupcake is good too – but it is a box mix. What really makes these shine though is the rich, creamy, decadent cream cheese frosting.

It’s simple to make, easy to work with and holds it’s shape beautifully.

BTW, if you haven’t visited A Teaspoon Of Happiness before, hop on over and see her colorful and bright photos and fun recipes.

Virtual Baby Shower for Melissa Belanger

Several other bloggers and I got together to show Melissa some love. I hope you will visit them too!

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So, in honor of Melissa’s Virtual Baby Shower, I wanted to bring something equally fun to the party! It was a great baby shower, the food was delicious and the decorations were great. She found some cute quotes on lifehacks and showed me some of them, it was adorable!

Don’t you love how a few of these cupcake liners together look like precious flower petals?

Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting | Inspiration KitchenWith that said, I don’t know about you, but I’ve had mixed success with cupcake liners. I adore the cute designs of paper liners and the fact that they come in so many different shapes and colors. And, of course, I fell in love with these flower ones.

But, the last time I used them in the Applesauce Muffins, they stuck like mad and 1/2 the muffin was left in the liner when I tried to take it off! I’m not above eating a paper liner mind you, if it means I get to eat the cupcake! 🙂

So, with this batch, I got smarter and used 1/2 paper lines and 1/2 foil liners, so I wouldn’t have a recipe disaster post. 🙂 Yet, this time, neither the paper nor the foil stuck. Go figure. 🙂

Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting | Inspiration KitchenI hope you’ve enjoyed the recipes and the Virtual Baby Shower as much as I have. Let’s all have cupcakes to celebrate!

Enjoy!

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Strawberry Cupcakes are topped with a rich, sweet Cream Cheese Frosting that's seriously addictive.
Course: Desserts
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup oil

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Optional

  • Sprinkles if desired

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line muffin pans with baking cups.

Cupcakes

  • Add Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcake mix into a large bowl.
  • Blend cake mix with eggs, water and oil and mix at low speed until moistened.
  • Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • Spoon batter into cupcake liners, filling to 1/2 full.
  • Bake in center of oven at 350 degrees F for 18-23 minutes. Cupcakes are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven.
  • Cool 5-10 minutes in pan, then remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a small bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in vanilla, then slowly mix in the confectioners' sugar. Spread over cooled cupcakes. Top with sprinkles, if desired.

Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting recipe from All Recipes @ Cream Cheese Frosting II.

Comments

  3. Renee@Two in the Kitchen says

    These are so,so pretty! I love the photo with the paper unwrapped and all spread out like a pretty flower! I am a paper cupcake liner myself. I find that foil bakes my cupcakes differently and I have difficulty timing them just right. But I’m sure these pretty things would be great in either one.

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  4. Kelly says

    Oh Krisit, these cupcakes are gorgeous!! I love that they are strawberry – so perfect for a baby girl shower 🙂 They sound amazing with that dreamy cream cheese frosting ! Those cupcake liners are so so pretty too! Such a sweet shower – everything looks amazing – congratulations to Melissa 🙂

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  5. Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says

    That is a perfect cupcake for a baby shower! Love the petal wrappers…I seem to recall you saying you hated those at one point, but I see that you showed them what’s up! This cream cheese frosting looks delicious! You know I have a weakness for cupcakes and yours are no exception!!!

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  8. Monica says

    Your strawberry cupcakes look so pretty! They are perfect for a baby shower.
    I usually go with paper liners (especially if I might be warming muffins back up in the microwave) but I used both. Your applesauce muffins were so moist and delicate that they stuck to the paper – I’m thinking that’s not such a bad thing! : )

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    • Kristi says

      Thank you Monica! And, I never thought about it, but you’re right – I couldn’t put the metal (or tin or whatever they are) in the microwave! 🙂

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    • Kristi says

      Thanks Manali! Those are super cute cupcake liners of yours! I love the polka dots! These were fun to make – and I can just imagine them in your liners!

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  13. Cheryl says

    These are sooooo adorable, and you inspired me to make some strawberry cupcakes for my friend’s baby shower “in real life” this weekend! Thank you SO MUCH for participating 🙂 This recipe is just perfection!

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  16. Josefine {The Smoothie Lover} says

    How pretty are these!? Wow… Looks amazing. You are so good at frosting cupcakes 😉
    Well, I really like all those cute cupcake liners as well, but I see what you mean. The batter always stick to them 🙁 I usually just bake muffins in a silicone tin I have 🙂

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    • Kristi says

      Hahaha! Thanks for the compliment Josefine! I never thought of myself as good at frosting cupcakes, but the cream cheese is so easy to work with. I’ve never used silicone. I need to try that!

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  17. marcie says

    These are so pretty, and congrats to Melissa — all of those treats are making my stomach growl ferociously! The strawberry cake is such a pretty color, and I agree — cream cheese frosting is where it’s at! 🙂

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  19. Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says

    These cupcakes are gorgeous Kristi! And I bet they’re preeetty tasty, too! I seem to always have horrible luck with cupcake/muffin liners. I hate scraping them to try and get as much of the baked good as possible. I love your idea of using half and half to avoid a recipe disaster. So smart! Figures that both would behave though!

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  21. Shannon says

    These are indeed perfect for a baby shower – and for a busy new momma as well 🙂 I definitely agree that a little cream cheese frosting makes everything better.

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  22. Ashley says

    Mmmm cream cheese frosting! My favorite – I have such a soft spot for it! Love these adorable cupcakes – and that last photo with the flower liner all pulled out – so pretty!! I have mixed results too with paper liners – some work great, others not so much. And then I’m left scraping out all the cake with a spoon because leaving any would be a shame 🙂

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    • Kristi says

      Hahahaha! I so get you Ashley – the spoon idea is a great idea. I never know which recipes paper liners will work in, and which they won’t. But it’s such a shame to have a recipe fail because of it! That’s why I’ve started doing 1/2 and 1/2! =Only 1/2 the disaster, just in case! 🙂

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  25. Melissa Belanger says

    Kristi! These are some beautiful cupcakes!! Baby B and I are so grateful to be part of such a great blogging community! You’re so sweet to make these cupcakes for us 🙂 I really struggle with liner cups too, but I’ve actually never tried foil ones. Do they really stick less? Lately, I’ve been baking in plain white cupcake liners and then adding the pretty ones after since even the “grease-proof” ones still seem to lose their color for me!

    PS. I LOVE cream cheese frosting more than anything in the world!!

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    • Kristi says

      Thanks Melissa! I’m so glad you like them – it was really fun to participate in this Virtual Baby Shower for you and your baby. The foil liners have never stuck on me – but they aren’t as pretty. Maybe I’ll do what you do, and use the pretty ones after they are baked!

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  28. Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says

    These are so darling–what a perfect treat for a birthday party! You are so sweet to celebrate your friend this way. 🙂

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  36. Rajiv Kumar says

    I made this Cake, it was awesome!!!. My whole family enjoyed very much after taking it. Thanks for this amazing recipe………

    Reply

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