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Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

These whimsical cupcakes are packed with strawberries -- literally. Each has a juicy strawberry center covered with whipped topping and is finished with a super easy-to-make strawberry butterfly.

 

Ingredients

 

One 15.25-ounce box strawberry cake mix (plus required ingredients)

32 small strawberries with leaves 

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 

One .55-ounce piece green taffy, such as AirHeads® Watermelon

One 12-ounce container frozen whipped topping, such as Cool Whip, thawed 

 

Directions

 
Special equipment:
 a pastry bag fitted with a medium open star tip and a melon baller, spoon or paring knife
  1. For the cupcakes: Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions to make 24 cupcakes. Bake and let cool 15 minutes in the pan on a rack, then transfer the cupcakes to a rack to cool completely.
  2. Hull and chop about 8 strawberries (for about 1 cup chopped). Stir together the chopped strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature, tossing a few times, until the strawberries are juicy, about 15 minutes. 
  3. For the remaining 24 strawberries, put a strawberry stem-side down on a cutting board. Make 2 crisscross slices down and almost all the way through the strawberry, stopping just before the stem to keep the stem end intact. Gently pull the 4 sections apart to form a butterfly. Repeat with the remaining strawberries. 
  4. Make the antennae by cutting 2 thin strips of green taffy, about 1 inch long and 1 millimeter wide each.  Roll the taffy strips between your hands to make ropes, and curl up one end of each rope slightly.  Repeat, making a pair of antennae for the remaining 23 butterflies. 
  5. To assemble the cupcakes: Transfer the whipped topping to a pastry bag fitted with a medium open star tip. Core the cupcakes from their tops with a small melon baller, spoon or paring knife. Fill each with some macerated strawberries and pipe a swirl of whipped topping on top to cover. Decorate each cupcake with a strawberry butterfly. Tuck a pair of antennae into the whipped topping behind each strawberry butterfly with the curled ends up and facing outward.  

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

Very pretty and spring like!

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

Oh yayyy @Chi-town girl 

 

We're having a crawfish boil tomorrow and I've been in a clutch over dessert and "bloop" saw your yummy post.

Can't wait to make these and I know they will be loved by young and old.

Laissez les bon temps rouler 🎉🥳

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes


@Spacrazy wrote:

Oh yayyy @Chi-town girl 

 

We're having a crawfish boil tomorrow and I've been in a clutch over dessert and "bloop" saw your yummy post.

Can't wait to make these and I know they will be loved by young and old.

Laissez les bon temps rouler 🎉🥳


@Spacrazy - I hope your dinner and dessert is FABULOUS 🍓


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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

That's so clever and they sound delicious.  Thanks for posting!

 

strawberry shortcake.jpg

 

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

I want one @Chi-town girl !!!

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

Mine would be an epic fail.🍓🍰
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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

@Chi-town girl,

Very pretty!

Thanks for posting,

 

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

Too pretty to eat -- well almost. 

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Re: Strawberry Shortcake Butterfly Cupcakes

Hi all - How clever is the idea for the strawberry butterflies 🍓🦋

 

I'm a great cook, average baker. This recipe isn't too complicated, so I'm going to try it. Either for Easter brunch or Mother's Day celebration.

 

I like doing themes for the specialty meals/events that I host. Thinking I will do a Strawberry theme for one of my upcoming events and the other will be Lemon and Lime

Anyone that makes this Strawberry recipe, please report your experience and suggestions. TY


The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality ~  Dante Alighieri