A-berry-that-sits-on-straw Cupcakes

I made these purty little things for my amazingly awesome freshmeat group. (Love my derby girls)
They all seemed to like them, and a few asked for the recipe so here it is!

Strawberry Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350F and line your cupcake tins (12-16 cupcakes)

1-3/4 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 c granulated sugar
1/2 c canola oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 ounces (225 g) frozen or fresh strawberries pureed or crushed


Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and make a well.

Mix your wet ingredients in a different bowl. Add to the well and mix.

I noticed that the recipe looked dry to me so I added maybe half a cup of milk. I really just kept adding till it looked like normal batter, not sure how much.

Bake for 30 min and then let cupcakes cool completely. While cupcakes are cooling make the icing and fan slice the strawberries for on top.

Buttercream Frosting 

1/2 c non-dairy butter
2 c icing sugar
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp non-dairy milk
(Food colouring optional)

Whip until frosting is light and fluffy adding more milk or sugar to get the desired consistency.

Pipe the frosting onto cooled cupcakes and top with a strawberry. :)