Description
These Strawberry Mango Cupcakes bring a burst of tropical flavor, topped with creamy buttercream, perfect for celebrations or a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups caster sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups full cream milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pink and red food gel (for strawberry flavor)
- 1 tsp strawberry flavoring
- Yellow food gel (for mango flavor)
- 1 tsp mango flavoring
- 1 batch American or Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 10 limes, cut into 40 wedges
- 10 strawberries, halved
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 275°F (140°C) for fan-assisted mode.
- Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Cream the softened butter, then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine the milk, vegetable oil, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract in the butter mixture.
- Add the dry ingredients gradually to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the batter into two bowls. In one bowl, add pink and red food gel and strawberry flavoring; in the other, add yellow food gel and mango flavoring.
- Pour the strawberry batter into cupcake liners, then layer with the mango batter if desired.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
- Prepare the buttercream with the same color gels and flavors as the cupcakes; then frost the cooled cupcakes.
- Garnish with lime wedges and halved strawberries.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days, or in the fridge for up to a week. Freeze without frosting for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg