Strawberry Shortcake And Elvis Cupcakes (hold the bacon)

I was trying to figure out new flavors to make today. I remembered that Tuesday, Rachael (B9) mentioned something about strawberry shortcake. I thought it was a great idea and then my friend Klint said i should make a peanut butter banana cupcake. Both sounded delicious so i came up with a recipe for both. I had a problem with the frosting because the butter was too soft when i made it, so it was a little melty and went everywhere. It ended up being fine because they tasted great. I would try to find a way to make the peanut butter stand out a bit more in the Elvis cupcakes. Maybe put some chopped peanuts? I'll play around with it a bit. Here are the recipes!:


Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes:

1 cup soy milk
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup flour
2/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup of strawberry sauce (sliced up strawberries add a few tbsp of sugar, a few tbsp of water, set aside in room temperature for 60 minutes until the strawberries let go of juices, then smoosh witha fork)

just use the chunked strawberries from the sauce to add to the batter, if you use the strawberry sauce and strawberries, use less soy milk

I only used 2/4 cup sugar instead of my usual 3/4 cup because the
strawberries give off a lot of sweetness in the strawberry sauce that is
added to the batter.

Preheat oven to 350 bake for 18-20 minutes, take out set to cool

Once cooled, spread a thin layer of strawberry jam, preserve, or jelly
over the top of entire cupcake

Frost cupcake with plain whipped vanilla frosting
garnish with a fresh strawberry!


Elvis Cupcake (hold the bacon!):

1 cup soy milk
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup flour
2/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
And then add a big glob of peanut butter of your choice. I used creamy and probably put 1/4th to 1/3rd of a cup in.


Banana Buttercream Frosting:

1/2 cup earth balance
1/2 cup shortening
3 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup soy milk
2 bruised bananas (the more bruised up they are, the better!)

If your bananas are new and yellow, throw them in a brown lunch bag for a day for two. They should brown up more quickly than they would if they were just out on your counter.

P.S. Make sure you smoosh up the bananas before you add them to your frosting! You also want to make sure there are no chunks and that they are nicely blended up.

I decorated the tops with a banana chip!

Happy Baking!