Vanilla Cupcake with Strawberry Mascarpone filling

May 09, 2013

Now I may be bias but these by far are the best cupcake I have ever tasted. I love my white cupcake that I use but that strawberry mascarpone filling is to die for and the frosting just melts in your mouth. This is just a must make cupcake and you just simply cannot live with out it.

White Cake
Ingredients

18 tablespoons (2 sticks)
4 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising) plus more for pans
1 1/2 cups whole milk
5 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 1/4 cups sugar

Filling
1 8oz Mascarpone cheese, cold
1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries *not frozen*
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
4 Tablespoons powdered sugar

Frosting
1 cup of unsalted butter {2 sticks ~ softened}
2-4 cups of powdered sugar {sifted}
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of good vanilla extract
3 tablespoons of heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together, milk, egg whites, and extracts. Into a second medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an...
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Nutritions

Calories
366

Sodium
479mg
19% DV

Fat
17g
26% DV

Protein
4g
8% DV

Carbs
49g
16% DV

Fiber
1g
6% DV

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