Strawberry Preserve Cupcakes

By Addie

Satisfy the sweet tooth of your family, friends and of course, yourself! We’ve provided this strawberry recipe for an enchanting dessert with a pretty and festive color theme - pink.

Ingredients

• 1 package of moist strawberry cake mix
• 2 cups sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup strawberry preserves
• 2 muffin pans
• 24 paper baking cups

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 muffin pans with paper baking cups.

2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs and water.

3. Stir with a spoon and/or whisk until well blended.

4. Fill paper-lined muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.

5. Using a spoon, make a slight indentation in the center of each cup; fill with a heaping 1/2 teaspoonful of strawberry preserves.

6. Spoon remaining batter evenly over each filled cup; covering preserves. (Muffin cups should be about 3/4 full).

7. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If toothpick goes through preserves, it will not come out clean.

8. Cool for 1 minute and remove from pan. Cool completely before adding icing and toppings of your choice. Store in the refrigerator.