Shani’s Strawberry Lemonade Mini Cakes

Shani’s Strawberry Lemonade Mini Cakes

 Cake:

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups sifted self-rising flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup pureed strawberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour 2 large (6 count) cupcake tins. Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4 inches above counter, then drop it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes; remove from pan and set aside and let cool completely.

*You can also use strawberry cake mix (follow directions on package)

Glaze:

Ingredients

2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and stir until smooth.

Frosting:

Ingredients

1 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
¼ cup of softened Butter
5 cups of Powdered Sugar
1 Teaspoon of real Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
3 strawberries

Directions

Puree strawberries and lemon juice in a blender. Mix cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in vanilla and strawberry/lemon puree, gradually stir in powdered sugar.

Place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet. Once the cakes are cooled; dip the entire bottom of each cake in the glaze, do not glaze the top. Place each cake upside down on a sheet of wax paper. Put the cakes in the fridge until the glaze is completely dry. Once glaze has dried completely frost the top of each cake with the strawberry lemon cream cheese frosting. Cut the tops off of 6 strawberries, slice each strawberry in half and top each cake with a strawberry.