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    Home » Recipes » Everyday Desserts

    Filled Strawberry Cupcakes

    Published: Apr 24, '19 · Modified: Aug 5, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Delicate vanilla cupcakes are bursting with strawberry pie filling and topped with a big swirl of strawberry cheesecake frosting. Each filled strawberry cupcake is wrapped in a printable cupcake wrapper to make these strawberry desserts even prettier.

    filled strawberry cupcakes topped with a swirl of strawberry frosting are wrapped in printed strawberry cupcake wrappers and are sitting in grass next to fresh strawberries.

    These cupcakes really could be called Strawberry Pie Cupcakes. The cupcakes are actually white cakes filled with strawberry pie filling and topped with a big swirl of Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting.

    The strawberries I picked up at the grocery store this week were rather bland tasting and I wanted to make sure my frosting had an intense strawberry flavor so I tweaked a recipe I created for my Chocolate Strawberry Cake which uses strawberry pie filling to flavor the frosting.

    The pie filling has an intense strawberry flavor so these strawberry cupcakes taste garden fresh.

    Strawberry Cupcake with one cut open showing the strawberry pie filling inside.

    How much do you want to bite into one of these filled strawberry cupcakes?

    Well, good news, these cupcakes are easy to make using a doctored white cake mix so you can have a fresh-tasting strawberry cupcake ready to eat in a few hours.

    Let's make some easy strawberry cupcakes!

    Ingredients

    Cupcakes:

    white cake mix
    vanilla pudding mix - This will enhance the flavor and texture of a boxed cake mix.
    sour cream or Greek Yogurt - Either will add moisture and a rich flavor to your cupcakes.
    egg whites - Use just the whites so the cake has a true white not off-white color.
    vegetable oil

    Strawberry filling and frosting:

    strawberry pie filling - You can use a 15-ounce of 16-ounce can. A larger can just means a bit more strawberries in the frosting.
    powdered sugar - Sift your powdered sugar for light and creamy frosting with no lumps.
    cream cheese - Make sure you set your cream cheese out on the counter a few hours before you plan to make the strawberry frosting so that it is easy to whip.
    freshly squeezed lemon juice - This will brighten up the flavor of the sweet strawberry frosting.

    Supplies

    stand mixer or a mixing bowls with a hand-held mixer
    cupcake pans - This recipe will make 21 regular-sized cupcakes so you'll need at least two 12-cavity pans.
    cupcake wrappers - Use plain white cupcake wrappers if you plan to overwrap them in strawberry cupcake wrappers. Or use pink or red wrappers.
    printable strawberry cupcake wrappers - Print the wrappers out on cardstock and cut out around them.
    pastry bag fitted with a large open star tip

    Instructions

    Start by doctoring a white cake mix to make it incredibly moist and flavorful then fill them with some strawberry pie filling and top them with a big swirl of strawberry cream cheese frosting.

    cake mix, sour cream, vanilla pudding mix, egg whites, water, and vegetable oil in a mixer.

    Combine a white cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, sour cream, egg whites, water, and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl.

    white cake mix batter in a mixer

    Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds then increase the speed to medium and beat for an additional 1 ½ minutes.

    scooping white cake mix into cupcake wrappers in a non-stick cupcake pan.

    Line 21 cupcake cavities with cupcake papers. Then, scoop the batter into the cupcake wrappers.

    baked white cupcakes.

    Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 18-24 minutes.

    You can tell the cupcakes are done when you gently press one finger on top of a cupcake and the cake springs back.

    Allow the cupcakes to cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and then remove them and place them on a cooling rack. Cool completely.

    Pressing strawberry pie filling through a fine mesh sieve into a large measuring cup.

    Meanwhile, pour one can of strawberry pie filling into a strainer set over a large bowl.

    strawberry pie filling gel separated from the strawberries using a fine mesh sieve.

    Press down on the strawberries, using a rubber spatula or spoon, allowing the red strawberry gel to drip into the bowl.

    Pour the gel into a pastry bag, if desired, and set the strawberries aside. You'll fill the cupcakes with the strawberry gel and add the strawberries to make the strawberry frosting.

    cut a well into a vanilla cupcake using a cupcake corer.

    Use a cupcake corer or knife, to scoop out a small well in the center of each cupcake.

    piping strawberry gel pie filling gel into the well in a white cupcake.

    Pipe, or spoon, some of the strawberry gel into the well in each of the cupcakes.

    Enjoy the cake that is removed from each cupcake as a snack or save it to make cake balls or cake pops.

    cream cheese in mixing bowl.

    Place the softened cream cheese into the bowl of a mixer (or mixing bowl if using a hand-held mixer).

    whipped cream cheese in a mixer.

    Beat until light and fluffy, scraping down the side of the bowl and the beaters as needed until all the lumps are gone.

    adding powdered sugar to the cream cheese in the mixing bowl.

    Add the powdered sugar.

    adding the strawberry pie filling to the cream cheese and powdered sugar in the mixing bowl.

    And the strawberries.

    adding lemon juice to the strawberry frosting in the mixing bowl.

    Add the lemon juice and beat until creamy.

    adding whipped cream to the strawberry frosting in the whipped cream.

    Add the whipped topping.

    whipped strawberry frosting in a mixer.

    Beat until light and fluffy.

    pipe strawberry frosting over a strawberry-filled cupcake.

    Then, spoon the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a large open star tip.

    piping a swirl of strawberry frosting over a strawberry-filled white cupcake.

    Pipe a big swirl of frosting onto each cupcake.

    white cupcake topped with a big swirl of strawberry frosting.

    Refill the pastry bag as needed and frost all 21 cupcakes.

    Tips

    • Frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip or something similar) will hold up better in this frosting and will keep longer, for up to 5 days.
    • If using fresh whipped cream, be sure to make the frosting the day you plan to serve these strawberry cupcakes.

    Variations

    Make Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes using a chocolate cake mix and doctor it up with chocolate pudding mix.

    Swap out blueberry pie filling to make filled Blueberry Cupcakes or peach pie filling to make Peach Cupcakes.

    Printable Cupcake Wrappers

    You can serve your cupcakes in their original paper wrappers or make them even prettier.

    collage of images showing a printable strawberry cupcake wrapper with some cut out and some wrapped around strawberry cupcakes
    • If you want to dress up your cupcakes be sure to download and print out these cute Strawberry Cupcake Wrappers.
    • Just print them out using Landscape mode on your printer and cut them out around each wrapper.
    • I suggest using either card stock or photo paper but regular paper will work fine too.
    • Then wrap one printable cupcake wrapper around each cupcake and tape the two ends together.
    • Or you can tape the ends, overlapping slightly, together then set the cupcake down into the wrapper.

    Storage

    • I suggest filling and frosting these cupcakes the day you plan to serve them but you can make them ahead, if you prefer.
    • You can keep the frosted cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
    • Or, you can store the plain cupcakes in an airtight container set at room temperature for up to 5 days, keep the gel and strawberry frosting refrigerated for up to 5 days, then decorate the cupcakes the day you plan to serve them.

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    You might also like these other fun strawberry recipes...

    Fruit Pizza Strawberry - chocolate cookies cut into strawberry shapes topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries and kiwi. One is coated in dark chocolate ganache and drizzled with white chocolate.

    Fruit Pizza Strawberries

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    Video

    Watch the video to see how you can make these Strawberry Cupcakes and wrap them in printable cupcake wrappers.

     

    Recipe

    5 from 8 votes
    filled strawberry cupcakes topped with a swirl of strawberry frosting are wrapped in printed strawberry cupcake wrappers and are sitting in grass next to fresh strawberries.
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    Filled Strawberry Cupcakes
    Prep Time
    45 mins
    Cook Time
    20 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 5 mins
     

    Vanilla cupcakes with a strawberry pie filling center are topped with a big swirl of strawberry cheesecake frosting then are wrapped in a pretty printable strawberry cupcake wrapper. 

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: strawberry cupcakes, strawberry pie cupcakes
    Servings: 21
    Calories: 283 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    Cupcakes
    • 1 box white cake mix (15.25 ounces)
    • 3 tablespoons vanilla or white chocolate instant pudding mix
    • 3 tablespoons sour cream
    • 4 egg whites
    • ½ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 ¼ cups water
    • NOTE: adjust the amounts of egg whites, water, and oil so it matches what is listed on your cake mix
    Frosting and Filling
    • 1 can strawberry pie filling (15 or 16 ounces)
    • 3 blocks softened cream cheese, (total of 24 ounces)
    • 3 cups powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed (or 3 cups fresh whipped cream)
    Instructions
    Cupcakes
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

    2. Line two cupcake pans with 21 cupcake liners. 

    3. Combine the white cake mix, instant pudding mix, sour cream, egg whites, vegetable oil, and water in a large mixing bowl.

    4. Using an electric mixer, beat on low speed for 30 seconds to incorporate the ingredients then increase the speed to medium and beat for 1 ½ minutes. 

    5. Equally divide the cake batter among the 21 cupcake liners.

    6. Bake for 18-24 minutes until the cupcake springs back when your press a finger on top. 

    7. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely. 

    Filling and Frosting
    1. Pour the strawberry pie filing into a strainer set over a large bowl and press down on the strawberries to allow the red gel to fall into the bowl. 

    2. You will use the gel to fill the cupcakes and the strawberries to make the frosting. 

    3. Spoon the gel into a pastry bag to pipe into the cupcake or just use a small spoon. 

    4. Use a cupcake corer or knife to cut a well out of the center of each cupcake. 

    5. Fill each well in the cupcake with the strawberry pie filling. Reserve any remaining pie filling for another use. 

    6. Place the softened cream cheese in a large mixing bowl and beat, using an electric mixer. until light and fluffy. 

    7. Sift the powdered sugar into the bowl and add the reserved strawberries  Beat well until the ingredients are fully combined and the strawberries are broken into small bits. 

    8. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice.

    9. Either add the whipped topping and beat until combined or fold in the freshly whipped whip cream. 

    10. Spoon the frosting into a large pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. 

    11. Pipe a big swirl of frosting on top of each cupcake. 

    Recipe Notes
    • Refrigerate the frosted cupcakes for up to 5 days. 
    • Frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip or something similar) will hold up better in this frosting and will keep longer, for up to 5 days. 

      If using fresh whipped cream, be sure to make the frosting the day you plan to serve these strawberry cupcakes.

    • Find the printable Strawberry Cupcake Wrappers on the blog here - https://hungryhappenings.com/strawberry-cupcakes-recipe/

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Ro

      May 09, 2019 at 9:18 am

      You look beautiful in that pretty top, and your cupcakes look delicious!!
      You have a very pretty smile! You should be proud of who you are at 54, and we need to see more of you in clothes that compliment your delicious treats!!!

      Reply
      • Beth

        May 09, 2019 at 11:15 am

        Thank you so much! You are so sweet. I wore this top at a conference this week and got so many compliments. Wearing cute clothes definitely does help me to feel better. I am so grateful to be getting so many nice comments about this post. Thanks so much for leaving a comment.

        Reply
    2. Becky Hardin

      April 26, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      I can not wait to go strawberry picking just so I can make these adorable delicious cupcakes. Yum!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 12:21 pm

        I love picking fresh strawberries and if you have them then you can make your own strawberry pie filling to use to make these cupcakes. That would be amazing!

        Reply
    3. Becky Mansfield

      April 26, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      Perfect for spring!!! (The cupcakes AND the outfit!!) I love it.

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 12:21 pm

        Thanks, Becky!

        Reply
    4. Trang

      April 26, 2019 at 11:47 am

      I love your strawberry top! I'm all about fruit patterns on my clothes!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 11:55 am

        It's hard to see the strawberries in the pictures but in person they really pop. I bet you'd love it!

        Reply
    5. Jen

      April 26, 2019 at 11:25 am

      My kids are going to love the yummy surprise inside! They look amazing!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 11:56 am

        These cupcakes are definitely kid friendly! I'm sure they'll love 'em.

        Reply
    6. Kristyn

      April 26, 2019 at 10:45 am

      I agree about Spring & strawberries! I could eat strawberries all day long! These look so pretty, fluffy, & so delicious! My kids will love them!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 11:58 am

        Me too! I love picking strawberries out of my garden each spring.

        Reply
    7. Lexee

      April 26, 2019 at 10:18 am

      Darling and Delish! Thank you!!

      Reply
    8. The Partiologist

      April 26, 2019 at 6:16 am

      Oh my goodness, I don't know what is the cutest, the top, the cupcakes or YOU! How fun and festive is that top and you look so happy and cheerful, just like your friend said. LOVE it all!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 26, 2019 at 8:59 am

        That is so nice of you to say! Thank you so much.

        Reply
    9. Danielle

      April 26, 2019 at 4:24 am

      Thanks for the recipe. It looks so easy and so yummy.

      Reply
    10. Stephanie

      April 25, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      Great post and pics! Perfect for Spring! I always forget about Catherine's! (And that cupcake filling looks absolutely delicious!!)

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 25, 2019 at 10:14 pm

        Thanks, Stephanie. The cupcake filling is absolutely delicious! We ate the last cupcake today. Sigh!

        Reply
    11. Kathy Corbett

      April 25, 2019 at 12:45 pm

      Love the top and especially love the capris! I will have to go buy my own. The cupcakes are perfect for any party this time of year! Plus you should get in front of the more often. You are beautiful!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 25, 2019 at 2:03 pm

        You are so sweet. Thanks! You'd look cute in this top too. 🙂

        Reply
    12. April

      April 24, 2019 at 10:54 pm

      You are just adorable!! I love the shirt - it's so perfect for spring and summer!

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 25, 2019 at 2:03 pm

        Thank you so much, April. That is so nice of you to say. 🙂

        Reply
    13. Emily

      April 24, 2019 at 11:19 am

      that top is SOOO cute! I love how you made the matching cupcake wrapper. What a fun idea for a spring party.

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 24, 2019 at 11:27 am

        Thanks, Emily. I took a cue from you! You always make the cutest projects to match a theme.

        Reply
    14. Kelly Dixon

      April 24, 2019 at 11:02 am

      Cuteness all over! That top will be perfect all summer long! Thanks for the recipe:) Must try-

      Reply
      • Beth

        April 24, 2019 at 11:28 am

        Thank you Kelly. I do hope you give the cupcakes a try. They are really wonderful and perfect for this time of year.

        Reply

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