Pistachio Strawberry Cupcakes {Holiday Recipe Club 3/15}

frosted cupcakes

It’s time for another edition of Holiday Recipe Club! Today’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day. The required ingredients for this hop included potatoes, pistachios and beer! Want to join the fun? Contact me here!

As I said, this hop’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day.

A few people jumped the gun and helped me pick the ingredients. It was so nice to have the suggestions! Keep them coming!

We ended up with potatoes and beer – to keep it Irish – and pistachios for something green.

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There were a lot of inspiring Pinterest boards…it was hard to decide on anything.

I was tempted to go crazy with something like green beer, but I couldn’t resist a cupcake recipe.

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These cupcakes are dense and reminiscent of muffins. The strawberry swiss meringue buttercream is not at all necessary, but a good way to sweeten the cake.

It’s also a great recipe to welcome spring!

What are your plans for St. Patrick’s Day?

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Strawberry Frosting Recipe

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This frosting is surprisingly addicting.

I was worried the fresh strawberries would have a negative effect on the sugar and butter, but it is delicious.

And besides being delicious, it is so fast and easy!

This is the frosting recipe I used for my sister’s 16th birthday strawberry cupcakes. They were a huge hit!

I imagine this recipe would be good on just about any cupcake, cake or cookie you can think of. If you experiment with flavor combinations leave me a comment or e-mail me about it!

Strawberry Frosting PICNIK Strawberry Frosting Recipe [Read more...]

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