Strawberry season is one of my favorite times of the year. I love everything about strawberries . . how they look, taste, smell. .
I gave you guys a hint that there would be a few new strawberry recipes this week! I hope these didn’t disappoint. There’s something so wonderful about baking with strawberries. They have to be one of my favorite berries to bake with.
And I chose strawberries today for a reason.
Today, I’ve partnered with KitchenAid to help promote Cook for the Cure. Susan G. Komen® and KitchenAid are uniting for the 14th year in a row to support the fight against breast cancer. The Cook for the Cure® program gives people with a passion for cooking a way to support a meaningful cause. From pink products and celebrity chef auctions to home-based fundraising events, the program raises funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer and has raised more than $10 million over the past decade!
Isn’t that incredible?!
This year, KitchenAid is debuting a brand new pink polka dot ceramic bowl in time for Mother’s Day to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer and celebrate this partnership. So, consider this a sneak peek! These new ceramic bowls will be available on KitchenAid.com in the late summer or early September!! So, I baked pink cupcakes today! Fresh, classic strawberry cupcakes with a fresh whipped cream topping.
Classic flavors and pretty in pink . . what more could you want? And I got to use my beautiful new ceramic bowl to honor those battling with breast cancer and to celebrate all the survivors and this wonderful program, Cook for The Cure. I hope you check it out and see how you can help support this program.
Breast Cancer is real and touches us all. If you have a story to share, I’d love to hear it. And if you are a breast cancer survivor or are currently battling breast cancer, please let me know because I’d love to hear your story.
Let’s all help spread the word! Think PINK!
I recently heard a story about a man who had stopped to help a homeless man. He wasn’t asking for money. In fact, he was just sitting outside but you could tell he had gone through hard times and needed something to eat. After seeing so many people pass him by and never bothering to give him a single look, the man was so surprised to have someone actually stop and say hello. After chatting for a few minutes and asking the man if he needed anything and could help him out, the homeless man simply replied, “Can I shake your hand?” That’s all he wanted. To feel human, to be acknowledged by someone.
Sometimes, we go through life ignoring so many, not knowing what others are going through, not knowing what other people are struggling with. I simply challenge all of us (myself included) to take a moment and look around you. Take a moment and just say hello.
Strawberry Cupcakes with Fresh Whipped Cream
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1 2/3 cups cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest or zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup plain non fat yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 5 drops red food coloring optional
- 3/4 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 6 whole strawberries for topping cut in half lengthwise
For the fresh whipped cream:
- 1 cup whipping cream or heavy cream very cold
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Using a large mixing bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add in the lemon zest, mix a little and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy (occasionally stopping and scraping down the bowl as needed).
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in the yogurt, vanilla and lemon juice and mix together again. With the mixer running on a low setting, slowly add in the flour mixture, a little at a time until all incorporated. Add the red food coloring (if using) and mix together until well blended. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the diced strawberries.
- Divide the cupcake batter among 12 paper lined muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool in your muffin tin for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Let cool completely before topping with the fresh whipped cream.
For the whipped cream:
- Using your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, pour cold heavy cream into the bowl and add the vanilla. Mix on medium speed for about 6 to 8 minutes, or until you see firm peaks. Transfer whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a tip and pipe whipped cream onto the cooled cupcakes. Top with half a strawberry and enjoy!
Cupcake recipe adapted from Cooking Classy.
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. I am honored to support KitchenAid and Cook For The Cure and to help spread the word about this wonderful cause and program.
This pink polka dot ceramic bowl is beautiful! Great cause! 🙂
I love everything about this post. Thank you for sharing and reminding everyone how even the ‘seemingly’ simple act of a handshake can be so important. I often think about how far a smile goes…
Thank you so much for reading, Annie!!! 🙂 Means a lot!!
What a cute bowl! Thank you for showing your support of breast cancer fighters and survivors.
Thank you Jolena! I’ve been supporting Cook for the Cure for the past 3-4 years. . love what they are doing!!! and thank you for the comment! I really appreciate it!
I don’t want to wait until summer for the bowl. I want one NOW. My mom’s a survivor, so it would be even more meaningful.
I’m loving your strawberry week! These cupcakes are wonderful, just like the story you told. We all need to feel human. And we all need to feel safe and healthy. And we all need cupcakes. Well, not need. But it would be nice, wouldn’t it?
Mir, I wish I could send you a bowl now!!! Thank you for sharing about your mother. . that is truly awesome! and thank you so much for reading. . yes to everything you said above!!! Hope you have a fabulous day my friend!
Strawberry season is my absolute favorite, too! These cupcakes look just perfect, Alice! I love the flavor. And so perfect for thinking pink!
You know? I don’t think I’ve ever made strawberry cupcakes! What a great flavor! Also, what an important cause and awesome mixer!
Okay…that stand mixer bowl is one of the prettiest things I’ve EVER EVER SEEN. I need it. Along with a few of these cupcakes! So pretty in pink.
I love strawberry season too along with these cupcakes! They look so beautiful and perfect for such a wonderful cause too. Thank you so much for sharing such a heartwarming story too. Love everything about this post.
Thank you Kelly. . for your support and friendship!!! 🙂
You know how much I LOVE these cupcakes! The pink color is beautiful and I love that they are packed with fresh strawberries. Cook for the Cure is a great cause and I love that pretty polka dot bowl!
Thank you so much, Ashley!!!
What an awesome recipe…and what a great cause, too! I love strawberry anything and everything at this time of the year, so bring on a plate of these tasty strawberry cupcakes! That’s a great story about the homeless man, too. It really makes you stop and rethink assumptions. Thanks for that!
Thank you for reading David!! Means a lot. . yeah I was floored when I heard that story. . and yes, there were tears. .
What gorgeous cupcakes, that bowl (!) and such a fantastic cause! I absolutely love strawberry everything this time of year and cannot wait for our local berries to come into season. I love your story too Alice. I think often times homeless people feel completely and utterly invisible…. Good reminders there.
isn’t it beautiful and such a sobering story? thank you so much, Maria!
Such lovely cupcakes for a fantastic cause! Thanks for sharing your story! Love everything about this post!
These cupcakes look so adorable. Love the cause, too! You’re making me want cupcakes and it’s not even 9am yet!
Love these dreamy cupcakes Alice! So cute! Love baking with strawberries, just baked some strawberry donuts 🙂 Pinned!
What a wonderful cause. 2 of my aunts had breast cancer, so I am a big supporter of Susan G Komen. And now I’m a big supporter of these strawberry cupcakes!
Thank you for sharing, Natalie!! I know it hits closer to home when family members have been touched with cancer. My prayers for them and continued strength and yes, I love what Susan G. Komen is all about! Thank you for the comment!
Ok, that stand mixer is soooo pretty and matches your strawberry cupcakes. Glad I just bought a pint of strawberry and now I know how to enjoy them.
What is a great cause! Thank you for introducing it to me.
These strawberry cupcakes are so cute and dreamy! Strawberries make everything better, don’t they! I just got a whole bag of strawberries from the farmer’s market yesterday and I think I will make some strawberry cupcakes tomorrow. 🙂
I have been on a total strawberry binge lately! These cupcakes look like the perfect way to use up my latest buy. And what a great cause too!
Alice, these are such beautiful cupcakes for a beautiful cause! Such a touching story that everyone should remember. A smile, a kind word, and a handshake can make a huge difference in someone’s life – thank you for sharing this.
Robyn, thank you so much for reading!!! Means a lot!
That is such a beautiful story – thanks so much for sharing it with us today, Alice! It’s so great that you’ve partnered up to spread awareness with these delightful strawberry cupcakes… A wonderful reminder that all we need sometimes is just a little bit of humanity!
Hi Ala, yes, a great reminder for us all . . thank you so much for always taking the time to read my posts and share them. . you are the sweetest!!!
Great message and amazing cupcakes!
Thank you SO much, Dorothy!
I love this post and these beautiful cupcakes!
Thank you so much, Amanda. . love you, sister!
Such a great reason to bake! And I love that ceramic bowl — so super cute!
Thanks so much, Ashley!
I love the Cook For a Cure and your mission to reach out to other’s around you, I am sure to be guilty of the same and hope that some day I can make a difference in someone’s life. But also that bowl, oh em gee! And these cupcakes- booyah!
Thanks so much, Julianne!!! Girl, I am inspired by YOU! The Fight Hunger campaign and organizing/donating 120 bags of flour to your local Food Share . . if you ask me, you are ALREADY making a difference!!! A big one!
What a great cause dear!! Thank you for highlighting it again this year. It’s beyond important we raise money for research to find a cure for breast cancer. Also….these cupcakes are rad!! You are the master baker 🙂
Such a beautiful message and these cupcakes are killer. Thank you for touching us with this post!
Awh, thanks for reading, J-boo!! love you!
Thanks Alice, it means a lot to me..my mom & me..both are survivors. even though I never talk about it, this cause is so close to my heart. The cupcakes look gorgeous, so moist 🙂
Oh my, that’s really pretty KitchenAid bowl! And for a good cause. I love it. And these cupcakes are too cute. I love strawberry anything too, especially with chocolate!
Strawberry season is the best! I just love these pretty cupcakes and how cute is that mixer?!
I love everything about this post Alice! Such a good cause, such amazing (as usual) recipe, and that (omg) polka dot bowl! Strawberries are a treat to bake with, I agree completely. Beautiful cupcakes my friend!
Saw these on your Instagram feed and had to click over. They’re just beautiful. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much, Cindy!