Makes 12 cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
Milk Chocolate Glaze:
- 1/2 stick butter
- 3 heaping tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 lb confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line cupcake pan with liners.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually beat in butter. Beat in sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat in eggs, then vanilla, then milk. Beat just until mixed.
- Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full. Place a spoonful of preserves in the center. Cover with batter.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out almost clean.
- Cool completely before icing.
- For glaze, melt butter. In a separate bowl, combine cocoa and sugar. Add melted butter, vanilla, and milk and beat at low speed until mixed.
- Dip cupcakes in glaze.