Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Recipe
The kids will be out of school before we know it, there will be more parties and BBQs. I can't lie, it's one of my favorite times of the year. Provided we have a working air conditioner to escape to from time to time, that is. Ha! One of my son's absolutely all time favorite beverages for summer is lemonade. So I thought it would be fun to share some easy to make Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes. 
Pretty scrumptious treat to bring to a summer time gathering!
These cupcakes are packed with lots of lemony and strawberry goodness. Strawberry Jell-O, frozen strawberries and lemonade mix take these tasty treats over the top.
Adding a Lemonhead candy to top each one, makes them super cute for the kiddos! My son loves sour candy, which explains why he would love lemonade too.
On that note, I always loved Sour Patch Kids too. So much fun! Reminds me of carefree days, which I seriously miss now that I am all grown up! Join me in a journey back to those days with these fun cupcakes!
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
- Cake
- • 1 box White Cake Mix
- • 1 box Strawberry Jell-O
- • 2 tbsp Sweetened Lemonade mix
- • 16 oz thawed package from Frozen Strawberries in Sugar
- • 3 eggs
- • ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil
- Icing
- • ½ cup Butter
- • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- • ⅓ cup Sweetened Lemonade mix
- • 2 tbsp Water
- Toppings (optional)
- • Chewy Lemonheads candy
- • Lemon slices
- • Straws for décor only
Instructions
Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Stir together Cake mix, dry Jell-O and 2 tbsp lemonade mix
Puree Strawberries
Add Strawberries, eggs, and vegetable oil to dry ingredients
Mix until smooth and blended
Place liners in cupcake pan and fill ⅔ full
Bake about 20 minutes
Allow to cool completely
Icing Instructions
Cream butter in a medium bowl
Slowly add in the powdered sugar and ⅓ cup lemonade mix. Add water as needed until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
Transfer icing to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
Ice tops of each cupcake and optionally top with Lemonhead candy, a wedge of a lemon slice, and a pretty decorative straw for the feel of a Strawberry Lemonade cupcake.
Enjoy!!!
What were your favorite treats or candies growing up?
I have a ton of frozen strawberries from picking and was wondering how much sugar do I need to add to them? Also once thawed do you purée them with all the juice it makes well defrosting or should I drain some? Thank you for your time.
I just baked these and had problems. 20 minutes of baking was not nearly enough, they needed closer to 30, though I don't have a convection oven so maybe that could be why. Did you mean Jello as in flavoured gelatin? I used that, thought it was weird, and it gave a horrible texture to the cupcakes. I've seen people use pudding in cake mixes and wonder if that's what was supposed to be used? Please help, I think these could be amazing but I'm not sure what adjustments I need to make.
Hi Krystle, I am so so sorry you are having issues. The baking time of 20 minutes will only work if you are breaking the recipe up in 24 cupcakes. If you are dividing into less cupcakes, the baking time will definitely be longer. As far as the Jello, yes it is the gelatin. Did you leave it sitting out in the batter before baking? That is the only thing that I can think of that would make the consistency different. Let me know! Hope you can fix this to your liking!
This is a great combination of flavors, and perfect for summertime.
One of my favorite drinks is the Lemon-Berry Slush from Sonic. I bet I would love these, too. 🙂
Those are really beautiful and combine two delicious flavors for sure! My favorite candies as a child were Lik-a-Stix and Now or Laters.
this is perfect timing. i am planning my daughters first birthday and the theme is lemonade stand! wanna bake me a couple dozen?! 🙂
Those cupcakes look divine! They are perfect for a lazy summer day.
These are fun! I've made lemon cupcakes before, but never with the lemon heads on top! Great idea.
These look so yummy! I love the sugar on top, it makes them looks completely irresistible.
Those are adorable!!! I have a sweet spot for anything lemon or yellow. LOVE THESE!!
Wow girl these are so incredibly cute! I love them and so will my kids, especially the girls. Pinning.
Swedish fish was one of my faves growing up and shoestring licorice. YUM!!
These sound beyond amazing and they're most definitely going on my must-make list! I'm somewhat of a lemonade snob so I have no doubt I'll love these sweet delicious treats 😀
I never had Lemonheads until a couple of years ago actually. Growing up I loved SweeTarts.
Wow, what an amazing creation!!! It's like summer in a cupcake! These have to be so darn good!
These look great! My daughter was just telling me about how she wanted some cupcakes similar to this.
I love these so much!! When I make mine I'm doing them opposite though . Strawberry whipped cream frosting and lemon cake.
Oh my!! What a combination! Sounds wonderful and they look AMAZINGLY delicious! I feel I can just reach out and grab one through my screen!! Yum.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! 🙂
Gorgeous photography! These look absolutely killer. I want some now! I wonder if I could substitute almond or coconut flour- someone just gave me a ton.
Sour patch kids!!! They still are!! These cupcakes look amazing, yum!!!
I love lemon anything and have since i was a kid - I'm a sucker for a recipe like this one - thanks!!
yummy!! I love the yellow lemon candy on top!
You had me at strawberry lemonade and then again at cupcake. LOL! I am going to have to give these a try, I just pinned them! YUM!
That looks awesome, what a nice summer treat!
First off, those look SUPER Cute and secondly those look delicious! I am gonna have to try these, I love lemonade!
I am not joking, I need to get down to your house the next time you make something yummy like this. Cupcakes are my weakness and these ones are perfect for the summer!