Strawberry Cupcake Recipe From Scratch

Cupcakes can be beneficial at a birthday party, gathering, or anytime really. A simple strawberry cupcake can bring joy to anyone. Let’s learn how to make some delicious strawberry cupcakes from scratch.
Ingredients
-1 ½ chopped (fresh) strawberries
-1 ¾ white sugar
-1 tablespoon lemon juice
-3 cups cake flour
-2 tablespoons baking powder
-½ baking soda
½ kosher salt
-1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
-1 tablespoon lemon zest
-3 large eggs, room temperature
-2 tablespoons vanilla extract
-½ cups whole buttermilk, room temperature
-fresh strawberries to garnish
-OPTIONAL, 1-2 red/pink drops of food coloring
Directions
To start, make sure to preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Line two, 12-cup cupcake pans with paper liners. For this recipe, it is better to use fresh strawberries. Grab a bowl and place ¾ of the chopped fresh strawberries in a medium bowl. Add ¼ cup of sugar and the lemon juice as well. Gently smash the berries with a fork or any other utensil until they are almost completely smooth. Fold in the remaining strawberries.
Grab another medium bowl and whisk the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Either by hand or a mixer, beat the butter, lemon zest, and the remaining 1 ½ cups of sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. This should take about three to four minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Beat in the eggs, one by one until well combined. Beat in the vanilla, strawberry mixture, and the food coloring, which is optional. Slowly add in the flour mixture in the three parts, alternating with the buttermilk in two parts. Make sure to begin and end with the flour. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl again.
After everything has been well combined, add ⅓ cup scoop of batter into each lined cup. Bake until cupcakes are golden and you are able to pick it with a toothpick and it comes out clean. This should take 20 to 22 minutes.
Allow cupcakes to cool completely for at least an hour. Add frosting of your choice to the top of the cupcake.
Top with a halved strawberry and you have completed making strawberry cupcakes.