
Strawberry Rhubarb Cupcakes
These delicious cupcakes were the winner of the Gold Medal Flour contest in 2010.
My parents had a large garden in our backyard as we were growing up. My mom had a whole fence line of beautiful climbing rosebushes.
Dad grew rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, popcorn, cucumbers, and carrots just to name a few. He even had a section of mint.
I remember sneaking from his garden, just to chew on all the fresh goodies. Mom canned tomatoes for her delicious tomato sauce and was always making rhubarb pies. Oh, the memories!
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
These are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
- In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook strawberries, rhubarb, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon butter, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to small bowl. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder and salt; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons strawberry mixture for frosting. In another small bowl, stir together remaining strawberry mixture, 1/3 cup milk and the vanilla.
- In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat until blended. Add half the flour mixture then half of the strawberry mixture, beating well after each addition. Repeat with remaining flour and strawberry mixtures. (Batter will be thick.) Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 tablespoon softened butter and the reserved 2 tablespoons strawberry mixture with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and enough milk until frosting is of desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.
Rhubarb is a very popular Ingredients in American baking.
I have not only made pies, but cupcakes, cakes, bread and muffins.
Paired with strawberries this combination can’t be beat.
My family loks forward to June in Michigan when we can harvest our own fresh rhubarb and strawberries.
This tradition continues on even now with my granddaughter.
Not only does she love to eat them, but she begs to bake these cupcakes too.
Now that she is 11 she creates her own variations of these Strawberry Rhubarb Cupcakes.
And we all look forward to enjoying them even when they cool down enough to add the topping.
They usually don’t make it until the next day.
So grab one for yourself now and hide it!
You may not get another chance!
Strawberry-Rhubarb Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
- In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook strawberries, rhubarb, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon butter, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to small bowl. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder and salt; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons strawberry mixture for frosting. In another small bowl, stir together remaining strawberry mixture, 1/3 cup milk and the vanilla.
- In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat until blended. Add half the flour mixture then half of the strawberry mixture, beating well after each addition. Repeat with remaining flour and strawberry mixtures. (Batter will be thick.) Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 tablespoon softened butter and the reserved 2 tablespoons strawberry mixture with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and enough milk until frosting is of desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.
Notes
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A lovely reader allowed me to post his picture of a change he made to this recipe. He used some of the filling and added it to the center of the cupcake. Thank you so much Mike Livingstone for making my day!!
My MIL has a crazy amount of rhubarb this year, I will have to share this so we can all enjoy the crop! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome Sarah. If you have leftover rhubarb then indeed this is the way to use it. They are so unique and delicious. Let me know if you get a chance to make them!! Enjoy your week.
I love rhubarb anything! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you Chas. Rhubarb is a favorite here too. Enjoy your day!
These look delicious!
Thank you Jasmine. I am glad the Strawberry Rhubarb Cupcakes appeal to you! Enjoy your week.
Sounds so yummy! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
You are welcome Helen. The rhubarb adds a unique flavor to these cupcakes. Enjoy!
Yummy!
Thank you for sharing your post at this week’s #TrafficJamWeekend Linky Party.
Have a wonderful weekend!
You are welcome Antionette. Thanks for hosting and enjoy your week!
Another great cupcake recipe. I’ll be honest, I’ve never had rhubarb that I can remember but these look great! TFS
Thanks Clearissa. Rhubarb has a semisweet flavor. Either you like it or you don’t. When mixed with blueberry or strawberry it is delicious. Have a great week!
Oh my goodness these are good cupcakes. I’m more of a pie kind of guy and my favorite pie is strawberry rhubarb. But I must admit these really hit the spot too.
I made extra of the strawberry rhubarb goo and stuffed the cakes with it before I frosted em so you get a bit of that precious goo in every bite too just like when you have the pie version. My daughter and I made them for Father’s day and we had the pink goo and frosting running down our chins before it was over.
I cut one in half to show it stuffed but cant see how to post a pic here.
If you shoot me back an e-mail I will send that pic.
Thanks for the great receipe. It’s amazing
Mike.
That sounds so good!! I love the way you changed it up. Please do add the image for. I will try to get it to the bottom after part of the recipe and add your comment next to ti if that is ok? I can;t wait to see it! So happy they turned out so well.
Those cupcakes look so good!
Thanks Akaleistar! Much appreciated. Enjoy your week.
They look and sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at Sew It Cook It Craft It.
Thank you Lina. I love #SewItCookItCraftIt. Have a great week!
Oh my Marilyn they look so good I want to make these
Thanks Amber for the visit. Have a blessed day!
I love the strawberry and rhubarb combination, these cup cakes will be delicious. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
I never make cupcakes and when I do they are chocolate. These were a good change. Have a blessed week.
Oh, I love me some strawberry cupcakes!!
Thanks for linking up to Waste Not Wednesday
These are awesome! Thanks for visiting.
Marilyn, I read your post with interest. I saw your dad grew popcorn! Is that like on a corncob? I’ve always wondered about that & how Indian corn is grown too…must be the same way b/c popcorn doesn’t grow on trees, I know! Your cupcakes look wonderful! Now we can get rhubarb in the South…saw it in the store just last week. Thanks for sharing at Sweet Inspiration!!
Yes Florence. My son now grows it too. He learned early on not to grow them side by side. When they a pollentaed you get a mixture and even the animals don’t prefer it. Once you harvest the popcorn you have to let it totally dry (like Indian corn). My kids pop it in the microwave. We lived in the burbs and Dad rototilled the entire back yard and behind the garage. To grow all kinds of things. It was an embarassment for this teenager. Other kids had pools, we had corn etc. LOL. Have a blessed day.
One of my favorite flavor combinations. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe with us on Sunday Dinner Bell!
I love crock pot meals. This is one of the few I found to keep the noodles a bit firmer. Have a great week.
I love rhubarb so much, but I have never put it in cakes. I am sure they would taste great.
Kathleen
Blogger’s Pit Stop
It is great in fillings and frostings, too. Thanks for visiting Kathleen. Have a great week.
These look yummy and so pretty!!! Yum!
Thank you Kelly! Have a great week.
Oh these look sooo good! Thanks for sharing this at the #hppynowlinkup
You are welcome Jen. Thanks for the visit! Have a great week.
I need to try these! I’ve grown rhubarb in my garden for many years, but I never do anything with it!
There are so many uses for rhubarb. It goes well with not only strawberries but bluberries too. I have a Bluebarb Pie here: https://www.marilynstreats.com/double-crust-bluebarb-pie/
Enjoy! Have a great week!
Yummy! These look delicious. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks for sharing this cupcake recipe, it is funny I have never thought of strawberry-rhubarb outside of a pie! I am not much of a bake from scratch girl. Thanks for sharing!
I rarely bake from scratch much now the kids are older. But it is nice when my grandbaby wants a treat!! Enjoy your weekend.
These look so yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe at C&C with J&J!
Thank you Julie! Enjoy your weekend.
I love strawberry rhubarb recipes! These cupcakes look wonderful!
Thank Maribeth! But I still like the cobbler. Need to make one soon. Enjoy your weekend.
Its always good to have a great rhubarb recipe on hand. This looks delish.
Thanks Leanna! There is a good crop this year. Enjoy your weekend.
Oh yum! My bf loooooves rhubarb, he would go crazy for these! (Thanks for sharing on the Bloggers Pit Stop!)
I like rhubarb if it is drowning in strawberries. They are a great combo. Enjoy!
They look delish. I do not know if I could ever get them to look like that?My husband would probably love them.
I rarely make cupcakes for two reasons. They are too time consuming and they almost never turn out like this. I usually turn them into muffins. LOL. Have a blessed day and thanks for the visit.
They look amazing I must give them a try. Thanks for sharing, you are the best!
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you get a chance to sample them. Have a blessed day.
I have yet to try Rhubarb. I really need to rectify that.
I find it good if it is cooked first. My family likes to eat it like celery. (Akk) thanks for the visit!
Your cupcakes sound so delicious, I never thought of mixing strawberry and rhubarb together before, I will have to try it!
Ihad seen it at a bakery. Since I had some jarred still in my kitchen I thought I would try it. Thx and have a blessed day!
These look so tasty!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thanks Jess. Enjoy your day!
Were you the 2010 contest winner? If so, Wow!
And thanks for sharing the recipe!
I wish I was the winner! No, I just follow the magazine and then try to replicate the best! Thanks for thinking it was possible Michele! Have a blessed week!
I was looking for a new link party and found Saturday Sharefest and when I was glancing at the links, yours jumped out at me. I love Strawberries and Rhubarb. Your post brought back some good childhood memories for me. We had Rhubarb plants that grew along the back of our yard. My mother made Rhubarb Cobbler. Thank you so much for sharing. Pinned and Shared.
I am so glad you found my post! It measns so much when I get comments like this. Bringing back memories with my recipes is one of the greatest perks being a blogger. I want to give a shameless commercial here. I host three parties myself and invite you to join any of them you may be new to. You can find them in my sidebar. (marilynstreats.com) have a great week!
Thank you for the info. Bringing back memories really is one of the greatest perks of being a blogger!!! Thanks again.
I have not tasted anything rhubarb since I was 12 years old staying with my aunt. These look so refreshing!!! Pinned!!! 🙂
We do like strawberry-rhubard combinations… and have made pie and cake, but not muffins. Good idea. 🙂
I love that it is a few bites as the kids don’t ever eat a whole piece of pie! Have a wonderful week!