Friday, September 10, 2010

strawberry lemonade cupcakes...

to celebrate the end of summer i think you should make these ...
you won't be sorry...these were a huge hit thanks to hil and her mom
she is amazing see her work here

strawberry lemonade cupcakes

ingredients:

1 (6 ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 box white cake mix
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 eggs

1 recipe strawberry cream cheese frosting (see below)

instructions:
preheat oven to 350.

remove 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate from can and discard or reserve for other use.
combine remaining concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl.
beat with mixer until well blended.
spoon batter into paper-lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
cool completely before frosting.
strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
ingredients:
1/4 C butter (room temperature)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 8 oz package cream cheese (room temperature)
1/2 C strawberries, mashed up in a food processor
3 to 4 C powdered sugar

cream butter, vanilla and cream cheese.
mix in the strawberries.
add the powdered sugar to the taste and consistency you prefer.

1 comment:

Hil said...

Yay! I'm so glad you like the cupcakes! They have become a summertime family favorite.

Would you mind providing a link back to the original post? I would really appreciate it! http://www.hilsblog.com/2010/09/moms-strawberry-lemonade-cupcakes.html

Seriously glad you gave them a try and liked them!