You’ll never believe how easy these springtime cupcakes are to make! They might look fancy schmancy, but I promise they are not. At all. Really!
To make these, I’m guilty of using a liiiiiitle secret ingredient known as Betty Crocker cake mix. Don’t judge! Sometimes you just gotta do it. I mean, you definitely don’t have to use cake mix here but it sure speeds along the process of these beauties.
Filled with a lightly sweetened raspberry whipped cream, these cupcakes are perfect for Easter or anytime!
The smell of these boxed-mix cupcakes baking totally brings me back to junior high when I used to slather cake batter scented lotion all over my body. Anyone?? I may or may not still burn cake batter scented candles. I think my top three favorite food scents in the world are bread baking, chicken roasting and vanilla cake batter.
If you want to be an overachiever, try this recipe for your cupcakes {minus the funfetti…or not}!
All you need for the filling is just cream, sugar and raspberries. So simple. So good. They taste like a shortcake and never fail to wow people when you bring ’em out. Just don’t let them in on all your secrets, mmmk?
Raspberry and Cream Cupcakes
yields 24 cupcakes
adapted from Giada
Ingredients:
1 box vanilla cake mix
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
12 oz fresh raspberries
Directions:
Bake cupcakes according to package directions. Set aside to cool completely.
Whip the cream with the sugar to form soft peaks, add the raspberries and continue beating until raspberries are crushed and cream holds peaks.
When the cupcakes are cool, gently cut each one in half. Scoop (or pipe) a small amount of raspberry whipped cream into the center of each cupcake then replace with cupcake top. Pipe or scoop additional whipped cream on top. Garnish with fresh raspberries.
*These cupcakes can be made one day ahead of time and kept in the fridge.
Time:
1.5 hours (includes time to cool cupcakes)
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun
April 15, 2014 at 3:57 amOh these look delicious and my sweet tooth sure does not need these first thing this morning 🙂
Ashley B C
April 15, 2014 at 4:24 amThese look so light and delicious. They’re all my prego brain can think about at 5:30 in the morning, lol!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat
April 15, 2014 at 4:34 amThis look beautiful! And ditto on that cake batter body lotion – I had the shower gel and body mist too! #whatwasithinking
Erin | The Law Student's Wife
April 15, 2014 at 4:39 amYour secret is safe with me! I love that you have the whip cream filling both inside and outside the cupcakes. It has to be too yummy to restrict just one application!
Kelly Mitchem
April 15, 2014 at 5:34 amI love the look of these cupcakes, so cute not to mention delicious!
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic
April 15, 2014 at 6:03 amNo shame in using box mix for a shortcut! I love how fancy these look but are actually easy to make.
erin @hooleywithaz
April 15, 2014 at 6:22 amlove this! i’m a big fan of the shortcut cupcake recipe, with something a bit special to add to it. i’m thinking maybe for a shower or two i’ll have to go to this summer!
DessertForTwo
April 15, 2014 at 6:35 amSo pretty! My Mom’s makes this recipe all the time, and no one ever notices it’s not homemade 🙂
Camille @ Challenge Mantra
April 15, 2014 at 6:52 amI don’t think a batch of this would survive a day in my kitchen… I’d eat them all!
Bryony @ Bryony Cooks
April 15, 2014 at 8:06 amThese look beautiful! Love the use of the whipped cream in the middle and on top.
Laura@SneakersandSpatulas
April 15, 2014 at 9:07 amOMG must make!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
April 15, 2014 at 11:49 amLove the look of the filling in the middle and on top! Can never have too much icing 🙂 pinned
Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves
April 15, 2014 at 12:15 pmI made cupcakes like these a long time ago and they were some of my favorites ever! I first got the idea from Giada. My friend and I won best cupcake in our freshman class Cupcake Wars— proud little ladies we were 😉
Michelle @ A Healthy Mrs
April 15, 2014 at 12:35 pmSo pretty! Nothing wrong with a little boxed cake mix every once in a while 😉
Natasha
April 15, 2014 at 1:22 pmMy top three favorite scents are the produce department at the grocery, just out of the dryer towels, and homemade waffles from the tavern I work at!
Jojo @ RunFastEatLots
April 15, 2014 at 2:34 pmYum! These look beautiful
Polly @ Tasty Food Project
April 15, 2014 at 4:06 pmLooks delicious!! I love raspberries! There’s nothing wrong with using a box mix every now and then. 😉
Rebekah {aCricketSang}
April 15, 2014 at 5:28 pmThe raspberry cream looks Aaamazing. I bet it’s be great on so many things!
Alexandra Aimee
April 15, 2014 at 8:31 pmUm, WHAT?!?!?! THIS IS A THING?!?! Omgomgomg. Ok. I have to figure out how to make this without gluten…. Damn gluten. I need a holiday from gluten sensitivity.
— Alex at Cashmere Kangaroo
Joshua Hampton
April 15, 2014 at 11:00 pmGoodness. This is a cupcake. And what a cupcake… I could live on that raspberry cream.
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Misty
April 16, 2014 at 12:54 amOoof, no to the cake mix. Too many chemicals. I’d be interested to see a “day in the life” post now that you’re pregnant!
Alyssa
April 16, 2014 at 6:59 pmI immediately thought of Giada when I saw the title of this post. Love this recipe… made it a few years ago when I was Giada obsessed.
Lori
April 22, 2014 at 6:47 amYou mean this one?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/raspberry-cream-cupcakes-recipe.html
Alyssa
May 11, 2014 at 12:48 pmYes.
Danielle
April 17, 2014 at 1:14 pmThese cupcakes look so good. I can’t wait to try them and vanilla cake is by far my favorite cake of all!
Jennie @themessybakerblog
April 21, 2014 at 11:33 amThese are so fresh and moist. Love that raspberry cream.
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Arthur in the Garden!
April 22, 2014 at 11:21 amYummy!
Alyssa D'Amore
May 5, 2014 at 10:54 amThis looks absolutely mouth watering! How do you stay so thin @jennabeaugh???? I want to eat every recipe you have on your blog!
April Knight
January 5, 2020 at 8:32 amSounds great!! I want to try!))
This is my favourite cake recipe – Vegan Blueberry Mug Cake https://greenann.com/recipe/vegan-mug-cake/
Ingredients:
? cup Blueberry
5-7 soaked overnight Almond nuts
DRY INGREDIENTS
4 tbsp Whole-wheat flour
2 tbsp Sugar
1 pinch Salt
½ tsp Baking powder
WET INGREDIENTS
8 tbsp Almond Milk
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ tsp Vanilla extract
Delicious!