Strawberry Cupcakes

These strawberry cupcakes are made with plenty of strawberry flavor, then are topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting.

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Gather ingredients and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.

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Whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.

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Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer.

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Then add the eggs...

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...And beat in vanilla.

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Alternate adding the dry mixture...

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...And the buttermilk. Mix until combined.

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Stir in the fresh strawberries.

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Divide the batter among cupcake liners. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes

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Cool the strawberry cupcakes completely while you make the strawberry cream cheese frosting.

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Gather the frosting ingredients.

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Beat cream cheese and butter together.

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Add the freeze-dried strawberries, confectioners' sugar.

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Add vanilla and salt, then mix again.

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Transfer frosting to frosting bags and frost the cupcakes. Garnish with fresh strawberries.

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