cupcake birthday Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 sticks or 1 cup (1/2 lb or 200 g) unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• ¼ cup light /heavy cream
• 1/2 vanilla pod, beans removed or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 24 cupcake liners
• butter or PAM for baking spray (optional)
• Special Equipment
• Standard 1/2 cup Muffin Pan – 12 cup; 16″x11.25″
• 1-2 tbsp heavy/light whipping cream (Add more cream, if needed, to make the frosting into a smooth consistency)
• 3/4 cup of strawberry preserves/jam (Alternatively, add your favorite jam or food coloring available at craft stores like Michaels, A.C. Moore)
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