Comments on: Strawberry Pie Cupcakes

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:40:27 +0000

I’m sorry these didn’t taste as strawberry as you wanted them to, because they look amazing!

By: Jamieanne

Jamieanne — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:27:57 +0000

Tovie, thanks for the suggestions. Next time I make strawberry cupcakes, I’m definitely going to use a strawberry flavoring to go with them!

By: Sy

Sy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:20:49 +0000

I totally relate! For some reason, strawberries just don’t flavor cake very well. This makes me sad, because standard strawberry extract from the grocery doesn’t taste… shall we say… natural. le sigh. I probably need to invest in some high-end bakery flavorings.

By: Tovie

Tovie — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:58:47 +0000

Those sound yummy! Whenever I make a cake/cupcakes that are supposed to be strawberry flavored (or some other flavor, maple, peach, raspberry, whatever) I usually add extract to match the flavoring. I find you rarely taste much of the strawberry or other flavor otherwise. So I would have used strawberry extract in place of the vanilla, or at least replaced half the vanilla with strawberry. It kind of depends on the recipe and how much extract it calls for. Sometimes a drop or two of extract makes frosting better too.