Snack
Strawberry Cupcakes
Strawberry Cupcakes are moist, tender and delicious. There are chopped strawberries in the cupcake and strawberry buttercream!
Strawberry Cupcakes are moist, tender and delicious. There are chopped strawberries in the cupcake and strawberry buttercream!
Cooking time45 minutes
Prep time18 minutes
Servings12 portions

- 120 g Blue Band Original melted
- 11/2 cups plain flour
- 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup Fine sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 egg white
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
Strawberry Frosting
- 225 g Blue Band Original
- 450 g icing sugar sifted
- 30 g freeze-dried strawberry powder
- 2 tablespoons milk
- fresh strawberries to garnish
- Melt Margarine and allow to cool to Room Temperature.
- In a large bowl, stir melted Margarine with sugar, then add eggs and egg white whisking until well combined.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined.
- Stir in milk and vanilla extract until the batter is smooth.
- Using a spatula, fold in chopped strawberries.
- Divide the batter evenly into a muffin tin lined with cupcake liners.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180degrees Celcius for 18-20minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cupcakes comes out clean.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven and cool completely before icing.
- In a mixer, beat margarine, icing sugar, and powdered strawberries until smooth and fluffy.
- Add milk and beat until frosting is creamy
- Fill a piping bag with frosting and pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Then top with half strawberries
Energy (kcal) | 293 kcal |
Energy (kJ) | 1227 kJ |
Protein (g) | 3.5 g |
Carbohydrate incl. fibre (g) | 66.9 g |
Carbohydrate excl. fibre (g) | 66.0 g |
Sugar (g) | 57.0 g |
Fibre (g) | 1.0 g |
Fat (g) | 1.7 g |
Saturated fat (g) | 0.6 g |
Unsaturated fat (g) | 0.8 g |
Monounsaturated fat (g) | 0.5 g |
Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 0.3 g |
Trans fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Cholesterol (mg) | 43 mg |
Sodium (mg) | 58 mg |
Salt (g) | 0.14 g |
Vitamin A (IU) | 84 IU |
Vitamin C (mg) | 9.2 mg |
Calcium (mg) | 54 mg |
Iron (mg) | 0.47 mg |
Potassium (mg) | 75 mg |
