Strawberry-Orange Surprise Cupcakes
- Cupcakes
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1/3 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 2 tablespoons low sugar orange marmalade
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sugar (or Splenda For Baking or Sun Crystals Granulated Blend)
- 1/4 cup canola oil or 1/4 cup style extra-light vegetable oil spread, melted
- 1/4 1/4 cup frozen fat-free liquid egg product, thawed or 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
- Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces softened neufchatel cheese
- 1/2 cup fat free plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup low sugar marmalade
- 3 drops red food coloring
- orange strip
- fresh strawberry slices
- Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350. Line tweleve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups. Coat cups with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a bowl, gently stir together diced strawberries and orange marmalade; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Whisk just until combined. Add finely shredded orange peel and gently stir.
- Spoon 1/2 of the batter into prepared muffin cups. Evenly spoon strawberry mixture over batter in muffin cups. Bake 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting. Store frosted cupcakes in refrigerator. Garnish with orange peel strips and fresh strawberry slices before serving.
- Orange Cream Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat Neufchatel with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in greek yogurt. Stir in marmalade (frosting will thin slightly). If desired, tint frosting pink with a few drops red food coloring. Cover and chill frosting 4-24 hours before piping on cakes.
nonstick cooking spray, fresh strawberries, low sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, sugar, canola oil, liquid egg, vanilla, orange peel, orange cream cheese frosting, neufchatel cheese, yogurt, low sugar marmalade, coloring, orange strip, strawberry slices
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-orange-surprise-cupcakes-449984 (may not work)