Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes
These Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes have a vanilla malt base and are topped with strawberry milk whipped cream frosting, sprinkles, and a whopper! Make them for an instant trip down memory lane.
You might also enjoy my Chocolate Milkshake Cupcakes!
So it’s Super Bowl Sunday, and though I live in New England, I honestly don’t give a crap. Seriously, though, if I hear one more thing about deflated balls, I’m going to scream. I swear the next person to post something about it on my news feed is going to be hidden so fast it’s not even funny. Okay, enough with venting my irritation.
It is, however, February 1st, and that is something I am very much excited about because it means it’s time to start sharing ideas for Valentine’s Day! So today I’m dedicating these cupcakes to all the girls who’d rather be reading or binge watching Grey’s than watching the game. And if you ARE a football fan, I still love you 😉
Unfortunately, unlike the last two years, I won’t be doing the 15 Days of Love. It became too stressful and exhausting and really began to take away more than add to the one thing that’s most important in my life, my marriage.
So we’re going to keep it low key this year with a couple of recipes, ideas, and stories. Don’t worry, the Breakfast and Batman/Dinner and The Dark Knight tradition will continue… it might just be one of my favorite traditions we have!
I’m not sure if you guys noticed, but I didn’t post a single cupcake recipe last month! What the hell is wrong with me, I’ve been failing you guys! So I’m kicking off the month of love with these sweet little Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes!
These guys weren’t even on the blog menu until last Monday night. We stopped into the store to grab a few things before hunkering down for Blizzard Juno. I went to grab some candy bars to make cookies with and saw these boxes of Strawberry Milkshake Whoppers! I immediately envisioned these adorable little cupcakes that were all pink and fun with straws. I think that vision really came to life, what do you think?
I decided to do a simple vanilla based cupcake with a little malt powder thrown in for extra milk shakey-ness. Top it off with a strawberry milk whipped cream frosting and a whopper and you’ve got some of the cutest little cupcakes around. Oh, but don’t forget the straw!
These cupcakes don’t have any oil or butter in them, it’s sour cream that keeps them light and moist. They have a light flavor, not too overwhelming, but just enough to make you reminisce about those childhood days with a glass of thick pink strawberry goodness!
Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 Box White Cake Mix
- 4 tbsp Malt Powder
- 4 Egg Whites
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
Frosting:
- 2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Confectioners' Sugar
- 1/3 cup Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix dry
- 3 tbsp Strawberry Milk Powder
- Sprinkles
Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Line cupcake pan with liners.
- Beat all ingredients together until smooth.
- Fill each liner with about 1/4 cup of batter.
- Turn oven down to 350 F.
- Bake cupcakes for 18 – 20 minutes.
- Test with a toothpick to check that they are done, transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack.
Frosting:
- Combine all ingredients in a stand mixer or large bowl and whip until frosting stands stiff, about 2-3 minutes. DO NOT OVER MIX.
- Pipe onto cooled cupcakes, top with sprinkles and enjoy.
- Paper straws are optional but should be cut in half before adding.
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These are just the prettiest cupcakes Rebecca! I bet they are delicious too! Thanks so much for sharing these at the Project Parade! Hope to see you there again this week too:)
These cupcakes would make anyone feel loved and special. Great job!
These are too adorable! Thank you for sharing on Show Me Saturday! Pinning!
This is so cute!! I love how soft and fairy-like it looks 🙂
So pretty! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
I LOVE these!! So, so pretty and delicious! 🙂 Pinned!
Rebecca,
Thanks for linking up! These look amazing & I pinned it! Your photography is also YUMMY!
These are absolutely beautiful! Pinning! Following on Twitter too!
These look adorable! I love the little cupcake stands. I love strawberry milkshakes so I’m definitely going to be trying out your recipe, thanks for sharing. I’ve included your recipe in my Five on Friday post today! Have a great weekend 🙂
Help! I can’t find strawberry and cream pudding anywhere! What can I substitute?
Teresa, you can substitute with instant vanilla and the strawberry milk powder should be enough. You can always try reversing the recipe and using a strawberry cake mix and just vanilla frosting.
You might check Walmart. I couldn’t find it either other than online, so tried our local Walmart and they had some for under $1.00 per box.
These are SO pretty!! I made Strawberry Milkshake cupcakes before and loved them, but they weren’t as pretty as yours!! Simple beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Annie!
Can I just bite my monitor? So lovely! Pinned!
These are outta this world amazing, Rebecca! I’m in love with everything about them!
These cupcakes are adorable, Rebecca!!
Your cupcakes are stunning!
These cupcakes sound totally delicious, and they are super pretty too!
Really beautiful and fun dessert.
Thank you, Peter!
Your photos are simply gorgeous and the recipe sounds yummy!
Thanks, Linda! It was such a fun recipe to make!
Stunning photography, and these are some of the prettiest cupcakes I’ve seen. Absolutely great work!!
Thanks so much Susie, I had so much fun making them!
Do these need to be refrigerated?
It really depends on what your timeline looks like. The frosting is made with a whipped cream base, so they definitely shouldn’t be left out for a long time, but 2-4 hours if it’s for a party or something should be fine. You could also bake the cupcakes up and frost them shortly before serving. If you have to make them up ahead of time, I would definitely put them in the fridge, but would still consume within 24 hours. If you want to make them so they’ll last a bit longer, I’d recommend using my vanilla buttercream frosting recipe and adding the milkshake powder to it starting with a 1/4 cup and working up based on taste: http://www.sugarandsoul.co/2015/06/classic-vanilla-buttercream-frosting-recipe.html
These are so great!! The malt powder and strawberry milk are brilliant!
Thanks, Sarah! I had so much fun making them and I was so glad the plain malt powder was easy to find!
Hi! These cupcakes were AWESOME… But, the icing didn’t turn out!! We’re the numbers right? 2 cups heavy cream and 1/2 cup powdered sugar seemed off but I used it anyway, it it became VERY runny. Should I switch these and use 1/2 cup heavy cream and 2 cups powered sugar?
-Channing
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Hi Channing, Those ratios are correct, it’s the same ratio I use on all of my whipped frostings. You need to whip it at high speed until light and fluffy, just like whipped cream. Also make sure you don’t forget the jello pudding mix because it helps to stabilize the frosting 🙂
Is chocolate malt powder the same as malted powder?
The malt powder used in this recipe is just plain, chocolate malt powder would definitely impact the flavor.