So...I am obsessed with homemade buttercream frosting!! This time was for the Super Bowl party. I started again with a cake mix, this was a strawberry flavored mix that I added real fruit to. I had frozen mixed berries in the freezer so I thawed them out and added them to the mix along with the required ingredients (3 eggs, 1 1/4C water and 1/4C oil). To make up the water I drained the berry juice and added water to reach 1 1/4C so the cakes would have extra berry flavor and not too much artificial strawberry flavor. I reserved about 1C of the berries for the frosting. After mixing the cake batter I gently folded in the thawed fruit so I didn't break up the berries too much. I then scooped the batter into 24 prepared cupcake liners and baked for 20 min at 350. Once they were done I let them cool completely before I made the frosting.
To make the frosting I thawed the remaining berries in the microwave for about 2 minutes. I drained them and discarded the juice. I placed the berries in a sieve over a small bowl and used a spatula to smash them through. I wanted to get as much pulp from them as possible. There were black berries and raspberries in my mix and I didn't want those giant seeds in my frosting. Similar to my green tea frosting I creamed the berry puree and butter before adding in the powdered sugar.
These turned out so pretty and yummy!
I don't think I will ever buy canned frosting again-and I'm out cupcake liners!
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