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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Strawberry FUN da-middles "Shortcake"

A while back, the Pint-Sized Baker shared at Scrumptious Sunday her Raspberry Lemon Fun-da-Middles.  I tought to myself, FUN-DA-WHAT?!?  I read her blog post (like I do all my Scrumptious Sunday submissions...there are so many great recipes there!)  and she had a picture of a box for Fun-da-Middles.  Clearly something we don't have here in Canada (or I have never seen them at the grocery store).  Fortunately for me, my parents happened to be in the States when I read the post, so I emailed my Mom a picture and asked, "Can you please bring a box home for me?" And she did, not one, not two, but THREE boxes.  She didn't know what flavour I wanted, so she bought one of each that the store had.  Awesome! Thanks Mom!
Fast forward a few weeks and it was time to try making some.  I didn't feel like making icing, and since I didn't know what to expect inside the box (or cupcakes) in terms of flavour (I didn't want the icing to distract), and I had strawberries and whipping cream on hand, I decided to make some Strawberry FUN da-middles Shortcake for us for dessert!  Here is what I did:

Cupcakes:
1 box FUN da-middles, yellow cupcake mix
2 eggs
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup oil

Bake cupcakes according to the directions on the box. Preheat oven to 350F. Line muffin tin with 12 paper baking cups. Mix cupcake mix, water, oil and eggs. Beat at low speed for 30 seconds then at medium for 2 minutes. Fill each cupcake cup 1/3 full with batter (approx 1/8 cup). Make sure the batter completely covers the bottom of the cup. "Warm" the filling pouch by squeezing/massaging it for about 2 minutes. Cut open the pouch at the cut line, and squeeze the filling amongst the 12 cupcakes. Do not let the filling touch the sides of the cups. Spoon the remaining batter over the top of the 12 cupcakes, ensuring the filling is completely covered. Bake for 24-29 minutes or until tops are light golden brown.

Toppings:
4 cups fresh strawberries, washed and cut

Whipping Cream:
I don't use any measurements when I make whipping cream, just a little of this, a lot of that.
Whipping cream
Vanilla (to taste)
Sugar (to taste)


After my cupcakes were baked and cooled, and it was time for dessert, I removed the paper liner and served the cupcake with the fresh whipping cream and strawberries. 

VERDICT:
It was a nice light strawberry shortcake-like treat.  Our son, who doesn't usually eat cake did eat about half of the cupcake.  He wasn't so sure about the filling. And actually he also kept saying he wanted me to make the chocolate ones (next time, kid!).  My husband and I thought they were fun, the little marshmallowy surprise in the middle and topped with the whip and strawberries.

18 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness.... this look SO good! and light and refreshing for summer. Gonna have to try this one. :)

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  2. What a great idea. I love fillings but don't have enough patience to actually make them.

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    1. I am feeling inspired to try some other filled cupcakes. Chocolatey fudge keeps coming to mind...mmmmm

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  3. Yum! Why did it take someone so long to come up with this!?

    Warmest regards,
    Joy
    http://www.PardonMyPoppet.com

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    1. Agreed! Now if only they were readily available in Canada :-) then again, I might be in trouble!

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  4. Yum-I love fun-da-middles! They make filling cupcakes so easy!

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  5. I have never heard of that either. It looks so delicious. I want to try this although I'm on a diet! :(

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    1. I hope you can try one soon :-) thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Great timing for you huh? Topping it with strawberries makes it look sooo tempting.

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    1. Yes, perfect timing :-) and the strawberries and whipped cream were a great addition.

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  7. This looks so luscious! What is up with all these delicious recipes... if we were to make all the recipes I read each day... well let's just say that high cholesterol would not be the only problem I had. ;)

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    1. Lol! One of the perks of reading blogs, no cholesterol, no calories :-) thanks Carla!

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  8. ooo i'm needing some more recipes! looking forward to digging through your archives! found you via the blog hop xo

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    1. Welcome Lissa! I hope you find a few to inspire you :-)

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  9. i am sooo not a recipe person, but oh my god that looks so delicous right now. i would love to cook, if it ever turned out any good for me =( crying now..hahaha!! thanks so much for finding me on twitter... so glad to meet new friends!

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    1. Happy to meet you too! Maybe you will find something here that will inspire you to give a try :-)

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