Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

By srumbel

A perfect individual serving of Strawberry Shortcake. Original Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com
These cupcakes are perfect to serve at a Spring party, Mother's Day, Birthday celebration or even Girl's Night Out.

Ingredients

• 1 French Vanilla Cake Mix {or other vanilla flavor}
• 4 eggs, room temp is best
• 1 cup buttermilk {splash of vinegar in a measuring cup and fill with milk, let set a couple minutes}
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 small box of JELL-O instant Strawberry Creme Pudding
• 2 cups milk
• 1 container COOL WHIP Frosting
• 1 box fresh strawberries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill muffin pan with liners
Combine Cake Mix, Eggs, Buttermilk and Oil until well blended
Divide into cupcake liners filling about 2/3 full
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the pudding according to the directions on the box, place in fridge to set
After the cupcakes have cooled, begin assembling them
Slice the top off the cupcake with a serrated knife and core out a hole in the center with an apple corer
Fill the center hole with pudding and add a couple more teaspoons to the top, smoothing with the back of the spoon
Slice strawberries thinly and place on top of pudding
Add cupcake top back
Fit a decorator bag with a #1M tip and fill with COOL WHIP Frosting
Pipe a large swirl on top of cupcake
Fan a small strawberry by cutting thin slices in the strawberry but don't cut all the way through, leaving the top intact, push down gently to fan
Place on top of cupcake
Store in fridge until ready to serve