These cupcakes are the perfect summer treat (aside from giant scoops of ice cream piled high with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, but that’s fodder for another post.) They come together quickly, the texture and taste are spot on, and they are SO refreshing. Even without frosting.
Yes, I am a Frosting Nazi. I find most frosting to be cloyingly sweet. A simple, unadorned strawberry coulis (read: fancy word for puree) is the PERFECT compliment to this delightfully pure and lightly sweetened yummy treat. Top it with a fresh berry, and there you have it: a perfect treat after a light summer brunch.
I’ll quit boring you and let the pictures speak for themselves 😉
Thank you to Sherry from Sherry Starts Cooking for this scrumptious pick!
Up next month: Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes (which I am rather excited about!)
The Whimsical Cupcake 
That seems SUPER messy but FUN to eat! I love it!
Oh, yeah, those pictures were screaming loudly…very pretty. Wish I had one right now.
These look delish! I especially like the cupcake liners. 😉
Gorgeous! And swapping out the frosting was a great idea.
Oh my, want some now! That strawberry coulis looks scrumptious: a great addition to an already very tasty cuppy 🙂
Hehe, I love the frosting modification. I made white chocolate cream cheese frosting instead and they complimented the cupcakes well.
Love the oozing of the frosting down the liners . . . berry-licious!
Thanks for baking along! xo
Your pictures really do say it all! I like how you played around a bit and made a *coulis*=) Thanks for baking with me!
I wish I would have done strawberry puree because my frosting was a huge failure. Yours looked yummy!
Oooh great idea to use the coulis instead of frosting. You can never have too much strawberry flavor, right?
Looks increidble Jeanette
In strawberry season I can’t think of a better way to top a cupcake. Beautiful!
Oh, the coulis looks perfect. And so moist for this cuppy. These were good, weren’t they.