Olive~Me & Co. Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Balsamic Frosting

Ingredients:

Vanilla Cupcakes:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1/2 cup milk, room temp
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp Olive~Me & Co Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Strawberry Balsamic Frosting:

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 cup strawberry puree
• Olive~Me & Co Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Whip butter until it’s light and airy. Add the sugar, mix thoroughly. Add eggs and vanilla, mix thoroughly. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Add milk to mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add remaining dry ingredients to mixture, mix thoroughly.
3. Bake at 350F for 15m. Yields 18 medium sized cupcakes.
4. Reduce strawberry puree: Place your 1c strawberry puree over high heat, stirring constantly until boiling, and then reduce heat. Stir continuously until you have reduced puree to 1/2 c. Entire process should take about 20m.
5. Whip the butter until it is light and airy. Add some confectioners’ sugar, mix thoroughly. Add strawberry puree reduction. Mix thoroughly. Keep adding sugar until you’ve attained the right level of sweetness to your liking. Splash in balsamic vinegar, mix thoroughly. Taste and repeat as necessary.
6. Yields more than enough frosting for all the cupcakes, could likely frost 24 total cupcakes.

NOTE: Try switching out the strawberries for cherries, and substitute the Strawberry Balsamic for our Cherry Balsamic!