The key to elevating this dessert is topping it with Chantilly cream, berries, syrup, and beautiful flowers.

Ingredients

Like meringues of all kinds, pavlova requires egg whites. I use 4 whites for a 6-inch diameter one. To get the best pavlova, use fresh eggs instead of old ones.

While I love using strawberries in buttercream and whipped cream, the tang of the cream cheese pairs so well with them here.

Friends request this frosting on both my chocolate cupcakes and vanilla cupcakes, but I think it’s amazing on my strawberry cupcakes. The double dose of berry flavor is always a winner!

Ingredients

This frosting blends up in an electric mixer with just a few simple ingredients: unsalted butter, strawberry puree, powdered sugar, and salt.

I highly recommend that you use fresh berries to make the puree, but you can always use frozen ones if it’s not strawberry season. Make sure you defrost them first and strain off all of the liquid before pureeing, as I show below.

I love that this is a one bowl recipe. Aside from mashing the bananas and slicing the fresh strawberries, the whole recipe is just dumping things into a bowl and mixing. You’ve got this!

Choosing Ingredients

As with any banana cupcakes, muffins, or cookies, the bananas are the most important part of the recipe. The more ripe they are, the sweeter the bread will be. Wait for banana skins to be almost black for the best results!

For the batter, I use a variation of my tried and true vanilla cupcake recipe, adding fresh ripe berries and lemon zest. The better your berries taste, the better the strawberry shortcake cupcakes will taste.

The whipped cream on top is also made with fresh fruit. When piping the whipped cream (chantilly cream), be sure to use a large piping tip. Otherwise, the finely diced strawberry bits could clog the tip.

What Are Pixie Sticks?

Pixie sticks (the store-bought ones are sold as Pixy Stix [paid link]) are a powdered sugary candy served in straws.

Sugared strawberries are perfect to use on cakes, cupcakes, or other desserts – especially those served on special occasions like Valentine’s Day and anniversaries.

You can top the cupcakes with any frosting you like, but for the full strawberry experience, try using my strawberry buttercream.

Ingredients

I use fresh berries in my strawberry desserts – like my strawberry banana bread and strawberry pavlova and any of my berry cupcakes. Frozen strawberries have much more moisture than fresh strawberries. I don’t recommend substituting frozen strawberries in this recipe.

The best part is that it’s easy to make these cute and impressive Easter cupcakes!

Imagine the look of delight on someone’s face when they break open a cupcake and find a bunny hidden inside! These Easter themed cupcakes will brighten anyone’s day.

French toast casserole (sometimes called overnight French toast) is French toast that is prepared in a casserole dish the night before it is baked – allowing time for the liquid to absorb into the bread.

Instead of frying it in a skillet, you bake it the oven the morning you plan to serve it.