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White Chocolate & Strawberry Cupcakes

This cupcake recipe is perfect for strawberry lovers. It uses white chocolate and fresh strawberries in the cupcake batter and freeze dried strawberries in the icing to deliver a satisfying strawberry hit! Baked to perfection in the Panasonic NN-CT56 3-in-1 Convection Microwave Oven.

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter

  • 95 g unsalted butter melted
  • 180 g self-raising flour sifted
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 110 ml milk
  • 100 g strawberries roughly chopped
  • 70 g white chocolate roughly chopped
  • fresh strawberries to decorate

Strawberry Icing

  • 20 g freeze dried strawberries
  • 170 g unsalted butter softened
  • 330 g icing sugar sifted
  • 40 ml cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to Convection 160°C.
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together the melted butter, self-raising flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, caster sugar and milk until just combined. Fold through the strawberries and white chocolate.
  • Arrange 9 disposable aluminium cupcake liners on the enamel tray, and place paper cupcake liners in each. Evenly distribute the cupcake mix between the 9 liners.
  • Place the enamel tray into the oven and dial in 20 minutes, press start.
  • When the cupcakes are done, remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Then transfer the cupcakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • When the cupcakes are cool, make the icing. Using a food processor or blender, blitz the freeze-dried strawberries into a powder. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, use an electric beater to beat the butter on medium for 2 minutes. Add the icing sugar, strawberry powder, cream, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Beat on low for 30 seconds, then switch to high and beat for a further 2 minutes.
  • Transfer icing to a piping bag fitted with a decorative nozzle. Pipe icing on the cupcakes and top with a strawberry.