This Strawberry White Chocolate Buttercream is the perfect flavor combination. This buttercream will pair deliciously with any of your favorite cupcakes.
Strawberries and chocolate one of the best combinations ever put together. So here is one of my favorite buttercream recipes. This goes well on a chocolate, vanilla or pistachio cupcakes, but really you could pair it with almost any cupcake and it would be a hit.
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Strawberry White Chocolate Buttercream?
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Melt chocolate in microwave for 1 minute or according to directions. Stir vigorously, they hold their shape until stirred. Heat as needed in 30-second intervals until totally melted. Set aside.
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Using a mixer, cream together butter and vanilla. On a slow speed, add sugar one cup at a time until combined. Beat in strawberry preserves.
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Add cooled melted chocolate slowly, you can add as much or as little as you’d like depending on your taste.
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Continue mixing until light and fluffy. You may need to add more sugar or a little of the milk until you find the right consistency, this varies each time I make this recipe.
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Frost cupcakes as you’d like, with a piping bag or by hand. If you are not going to frost right away, keep the bowl covered until ready to frost. Enjoy!
My favorite kitchen tools used to make Strawberry White Chocolate Buttercream
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MEASURING CUPS: Nothing beats a good set of measuring cups that last a long time. I love metal measuring cups because of their durability.
MEASURING SPOONS: I have to have a metal set of measuring spoons on hand. The plastic ones just don’t last long in our house thanks in large part to the garbage disposal.
KITCHENAID MIXER: I love my Kitchen-Aid mixer and use it almost daily. For cookies, bread, sauces, frostings and dough – I find many recipes that I can use my Kitchenaid to reduce prep time. I have two that I couldn’t live without.
OR
HAND MIXER: I love these for small batches or quick and easy recipes that don’t require a lot of ingredients. I love that you can have so many color options now, I love personally love teal
MIXING BOWLS: I love having a variety of sizes of mixing bowls. From small to large, I find that having at least 3 bowls of different sizes has been essential in my kitchen. I prefer Pyrex because of its durability.
Check out my favorite Moist Chocolate Cupcake recipe. Also be sure to try another of my favorite cupcake recipes, this Lemon-Poppy Seed Cupcake with Blackberry White Chocolate Buttercream.
Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board to save for later!
Strawberry White Chocolate Buttercream
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1-2 heaping tablespoons strawberry preserves
- 3/4 cup white chocolate candy melts (I also like using pink for this recipe)
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in microwave for 1 minute or according to directions. Stir vigorously, they hold their shape until stirred. Heat as needed in 30-second intervals until totally melted. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, cream together butter and vanilla. On a slow speed, add sugar one cup at a time until combined. Beat in strawberry preserves.
- Add cooled melted chocolate slowly, you can add as much or as little as you'd like depending on your taste.
- Continue mixing until light and fluffy. You may need to add more sugar or a little of the milk until you find the right consistency, this varies each time I make this recipe.
- Frost cupcakes as you'd like, with a piping bag or by hand. If you are not going to frost right away, keep the bowl covered until ready to frost. Enjoy!
My review: I love this recipe and I use many variations of it but the strawberry white chocolate and chocolate peanut butter are my favorites!
Kids review: This is Jersey’s favorite recipe and was requested for her 5th birthday. I was more than happy to oblige.
Sounds heavenly! Pinning this for later- although I don’t think mine will ever look as pretty as yours do! 🙂
These look so beautiful! And the recipe sounds delicious! Pinning for the next time I need a yummy frosting recipe.
Yes, please! This looks amazing! Pinning right now! 🙂
Thanks for sharing it today on the Daily Blog Boost!
~ Brooke ~
These look amazing! Where did you find the little gold pearls?
They are by Betty Crocker called CUpcake Gems – I got mine at King Soopers (Kroger).
Thank you!
What a gorgeous frosting and I love the strawberry and white chocolate flavors combined. I love this! Stopping by from Bake It or Create It party.
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I’ve featured this recipe on my blog, hoping that you don’t mind, but if you do, please contact me and I’ll remove it. All the best.
So beautiful