Strawberry Jam Buttercream
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One thing I think of when I think of Valentine’s Day is the combination of strawberries and chocolate. I recently found a recipe for raspberry jam buttercream on Hello Baker who got the recipe from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. I love raspberries, but my husband is not a fan. So I thought why not strawberry and came up with this strawberry jam buttercream adaptation. I put this frosting on the devil’s food cupcake I made from the recipe for the perfect cake mix cupcake. The frosting turned out wonderful.
It was everything you would expect from a buttercream frosting with a surprisingly light strawberry flavor that went so well with the devil’s food cupcake. Just make sure the jam you use is a very smooth jam without big hunks of strawberry in it. You want it to be more like a jelly consistency. If you want to make some of these for you Valentine and your crafty, there is a cute idea to package them at THIS link.
Here is what you need to make the
Strawberry Jam Buttercream
- UNSALTED BUTTER
- POWDERED SUGAR
- STRAWBERRY JAM (THE REALLY SMOOTH KIND)
- RED FOOD COLORING (ENOUGH TO MAKE IT A PRETTY PINK COLOR)
Strawberry Jam Butter Cream
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup Strawberry jam the really smooth kind
- red food coloring enough to make it a pretty pink color
Instructions
- Place butter and jam in a mixing bowl or an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream until well incorporated, about 2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency. If frosting gets too thick you can add a little milk to thin it out. Put on your favorite cupcake. Makes enough to cover 2 dozen cupcakes.
