Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes are delicious bite-sized treats that start with a strawberry cake mix. The easy strawberry glaze soaks into the bottoms to make these little cupcakes even more incredible.
Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes are the perfect tiny treat for any occasion! A couple of years ago, I made these Little Lemon Drops and they instantly became one of my favorite recipes ever! I then created an orange version (which is delicious) and of course I just had to make a strawberry version too!
Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes
These little cupcakes are made with a strawberry cake mix. Add a few basic ingredients to the cake mix: a box of vanilla pudding, eggs, sour cream or yogurt and milk. That’s it!
Bake the mini cupcakes, then dip the bottoms into a simple strawberry glaze. The lemon glaze absorbs into the mini cupcakes better when they’re inverted! This is a simple but delicious recipe that everyone goes crazy over!
Why we think you’ll love this recipe!
- It makes a ton! Because they are so little, each batch yields about 70 bite-sized treats! Perfect for taking to a party!
- These little cupcakes are unique! One of the first things that you will notice about these mini strawberry cupcakes is the fact that they are upside down! The reason for this is that the glaze can then coat a larger surface area of the cupcakes this way. The bottom is also more porous so the glaze will absorb into the cupcakes more which gives you that strawberries and cream flavor in every single bite. Although these little treats are so small, you can probably eat them in one bite. But still. More glaze = more yumminess!
- Quick and easy to make! It takes a long time to frost traditional cupcakes, but these ones are just dipped in the glaze. The perfect cupcake frosting solution for all of us non-frosting experts out there!
INGREDIENTS IN MINI STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES
Strawberry cake mix – The mix should be about 15.75 ounces. Any strawberry cake mix will work great!
Instant vanilla pudding mix – Use a small box (3.4 ounces) and make sure the pudding mix is the instant kind. Adding pudding mix to the recipe really improves the consistency of the cupcakes!
Eggs – You will need 4 large eggs for the recipe.
Sour cream or yogurt – Sour Cream works great, but I usually use plain or vanilla Greek yogurt – either option works great and even adds a little protein to dessert!
Milk – I almost always use 1% milk because that’s what I have on hand, but any type of milk works well. Even non-dairy options are just fine!
How to make Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes
To make our Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes, you’ll first preheat the oven to 325°. Coat mini muffin tins with cooking spray. This recipe makes 70-75 mini cupcakes so I ended up baking 3 batches in my mini cupcake pan that holds 24 cupcakes.
Beat the ingredients for the mini strawberry cupcakes in a large bowl with an electric mixer for several minutes until blended and smooth.
Fill each muffin hole about 1/2 way full. I used a small cookie scoop and it worked perfectly! Bake each pan for about 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the pan on a wire rack for about 2 minutes and then turn the muffin pan over on a wire rack so that all the muffins are upside down.
Cool completely and once all the batter is cooked, you can make the glaze.
INGREDIENTS FOR SIMPLE STRAWBERRY GLAZE
Powdered sugar – Lots of powdered sugar makes the glaze sweet just the way we like it!
Butter – Just a couple of tablespoons of melted butter helps to make the glaze buttery and creamy.
Strawberry Extract – You’ll need about 1/2 teaspoon of strawberry extract. Extracts are pretty strong, so be careful not to use too much!
Milk – A little bit of milk will add creaminess to the glaze. You can use any type of milk you’d like, or even cream if you want to thicken up the glaze and add some richness!
Hot water– Adds the extra liquid needed to make the right consistency for the glaze.
HOW TO MAKE CUPCAKE GLAZE
To make the easy strawberry glaze that you’ll dip each mini cupcake into, you first want to place wire cooling racks over waxed paper. This will minimize clean up a ton!
Beat the glaze ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. (I usually just use a fork for this part!) Dip each mini cupcake into the glaze upside down. The bottom side of cupcakes are softer and actually absorb the glaze so much better. Set the cupcakes on a separate cooling rack, keeping them inverted. So the cupcake bottoms are now the tops!
Let the strawberry cupcakes cool for 10-15 minutes, until the glaze is set. Make sure to eat a few before placing them out for others or you’ll never get to try one!
Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box strawberry cake mix cake mix
- 1 pkg 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups sour cream or greek yogurt
- ½ cup milk
Glaze
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp strawberry extract
- 2 Tbs. butter melted
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup hot water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325. Coat mini muffin tins with cooking spray. (I used almost 3 full pans of 24). Beat the ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer for several minutes until blended and smooth.
- Fill each muffin hole about 1/2 full. I used a small cookie scoop and it worked perfectly!
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the pan on a wire rack for about 2 minutes and then turn the muffin pan over on a wire rack so that all the muffins are upside down. Cool completely and once all the batter is cooked, you can make the glaze.
GLAZE
- Place the wire racks over waxed paper. Beat the glaze ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. Dip muffins in glaze to coat the bottoms (which are now the tops!) and the sides and let the excess drip off back into the bowl.
- Place each strawberry bite back on the wire racks until the glaze is set.
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Can you freeze Mini Strawberry Cupcakes?
I recommend you freeze the mini cupcakes baked, but not dipped in the glaze. Store the cupcakes in an airtight container or freezer bags for up to 3 months in the freezer. Once you’re ready to serve them, let them thaw on the countertop, then proceed with the instructions for making the glaze and dipping the cupcakes.
Where can you find strawberry extract?
Many grocery stores carry strawberry extract. If your grocery store carries it, it will be near the vanilla and other extracts in the baking aisle. I’ve been able to find it throughout the years at a few different stores, but sometimes it’s hard to find. If it is not at the store, you can order this one online. I have also been able to find strawberry extract at craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Michaels in the candy/baking aisle.
MORE STRAWBERRY RECIPES TO TRY:
- Glazed Strawberry Tart
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Dump Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Balls
- Strawberry Pop Tart
- Cake Mix Strawberry Brownies
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cake Balls
- No Bake Strawberry Jello Cheesecake
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Cobbler
- Kool-Aid Strawberry Jam
- Strawberry Pie Recipe with Jello
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
- Glazed Strawberry Fruit Pizza
- Strawberries & Cream Poke Cake
Glazed Mini Strawberry Cupcakes are delicious bite-sized treats that start with a strawberry cake mix. The easy strawberry glaze soaks into the bottoms to make these little cupcakes even more incredible.
Mary Kight says
I am planning to make the strawberry and cream bites as well as the orange and the lemon versions. They look wonderful. I have a 24 mini-muffin pan and 2 -12 mini muffin pans, but I have found that the spray coating doesn’t keep things from sticking very well. Any other ideas other than a Crisco-soaked paper towel to wipe each one?
Jessica says
Have you tried the non-stick spray specifically for baking? It’s found in the same section as the other non-stick sprays, but it’s a lot more effective for baked goods like this!
Mary Kight says
Have not tried the baking non-stick spray but I sure will.
Regarding the strawberry extract – have never looked for this – am I looking for imitation strawberry extract or am I to hunt fir the real strawberry extract?
Jessica says
I think they’re all imitation at this point! I find Walmart has the best selection of extracts- they’re by the spices.
Sheri says
Try bakers joy. It works great for me.
Amanda says
Baker’s Joy works great !!!!
Trudy Goddard says
I wonder if I made cupcakes using paper cups instead of mini bc I can’t find my pan for some reason would it work or would it stick to the papers??
Nellie says
If you use a regular muffin pan, I would probably still just use non-stick cooking spray and go without the papers.
Karen says
How long would you bake for regular cupcakes?
Jessica says
I’d bake them for 15-17 minutes, watching carefully after 15 minutes and pulling them out of the oven if they are browning too much.
Donna says
I noticed one reader recommended Baker’s Joy. I have found that Pam for Baking is much less messy and works better. Give it a try!
Cathie says
For the glaze, I use Pillsbury ready-to-use frosting. Just microwave for 30-seconds or until desired consistency
Jessica says
Sounds simple!!
Judy says
I’ve made and loved the lemon drops and everybody raves about them. I cannot find strawberry extract anywhere, even tho there is every other flavor of extract out there. Very surprising.
I thought I’d take the strained liquid from frozen strawberries and use that instead. Any idea how much I should use as I don’t want the glaze to be very watery.
Thank you!
Judy
Dennis Anderson says
How many does this recipe make? I only want 24.
Nellie says
The recipe makes about 70 little bite-sized treats. Maybe you can freeze the ones that you don’t need right away? Just make sure to freeze before frosting them. Or you can make the whole batch and give some away to your neighbors? These are pretty small so I would plan on more than 1 per serving.
Rania says
HELP! I am making these tonight and just realized I do not have powdered sugar. Any ideas for substitute?!
Nellie says
I’ve actually run into that problem before too! You can actually make your own powdered sugar by just putting regular sugar in a blender – within seconds, it will be powdered!
Michelle Rapp says
Any thoughts of trying this with spice cake mix and pumpkin spice pudding? I am just unsure what extract to use in the glaze…vanilla?
Nellie says
Michelle- what a great idea! I hadn’t thought of this but now that you gave me the idea, I’m going to have to give it a try. You might see a new blog post up in the next week or two! But yes, I think vanilla extract would work great. Or maybe even maple? I’m going to have to experiment and see what works best!
April J Harris says
These are so cute! I love mini treats like this! Love the pretty pink colour too. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope to see you again this week. Have a lovely week ahead!