STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE CUPCAKES WITH CAKE MIX

Strawberry-Cream Cheese Cupcakes with Cake Mix image

Strawberries and cream cheese provide the wow in these simply delicious cake mix cupcakes.

Provided by Jessicarose

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
2 large eggs
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
3 tablespoons strawberry preserves
1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
6 large strawberries, sliced

Steps:

Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), or to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) if using dark or nonstick pans.
Mix cake mix, sour cream, oil, water, and eggs with a spoon in a large bowl until well blended; batter will be thick. Divide batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
Cut cream cheese into 24 pieces. Stir preserves in a bowl until smooth.
Place one piece of cream cheese on top of each cupcake and press slightly into the batter. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon preserves over the cream cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown and spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 23 minutes; some preserves may show in the tops of the cupcakes. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 30 minutes.
Spread frosting over the cooled cupcakes. Garnish with strawberry slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 23.9 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 185 mg, Sugar 19.8 g