Description
These Strawberry Sundae Cupcakes are a moist vanilla cupcake topped with strawberry milkshake icing, then finished off with chocolate ganache, sprinkles and a cherry! It’s such a fun & delicious cupcake for spring and summer!
Ingredients
CUPCAKES
- 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 3 egg whites
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE ICING
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Strawberry Nesquick powder
- 5–6 tbsp water or milk
GANACHE AND TOPPINGĀ
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- sprinkles
- 12–14 cherries
Instructions
CUPCAKES
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
- Add butter, egg whites, vanilla, sour cream and milk and mix on medium speed just until smooth. Do not over mix.
- Fill cupcake liners a little more than half way.
- Bake 18-20 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.
ICING
- Combine butter and shortening and mix until smooth.
- Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add Strawberry Nesquick powder and 2-3 tbsp of water or milk and mix until smooth.
- Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add a more water or milk until desired consistency is reached.
- Pipe icing onto cupcakes.
GANACHE AND TOPPINGĀ
- Put chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
- Add heavy whipping cream and butter to bowl with chocolate chips.
- Microwave mixture until cream begins to boil, about 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk mixture until chocolate is completely melted. Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes, until the chocolate begins to thicken.
- When slightly thickened, drizzle ganache over cupcakes with a spoon, or pipe it on.
- Finish off cupcakes with some sprinkles and a cherry.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories: 567
- Sugar: 50.6 g
- Sodium: 124.1 mg
- Fat: 36.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 59.3 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 68 mg