Strawberry shortcake in cupcake form! Stuffed with a strawberry coconut cream, these delightful, gluten-free, & vegan cakes will make you “berry” happy! Forget your old strawberry shortcake or dessert recipes!
Four reasons for this recipe. #1 It’s strawberry season, #2 I’d never made a homemade cupcake before this, #3 Cupcakes are “trending” right now, #4 Someone asked me to make a gluten-free strawberry shortcake recipe. So low and behold…I killed 4 birds with one stone. Actually, 5! Mother’s Day is next month and these cupcakes seem rather fitting!
MY LATEST VIDEOSIf I’m going to make a dessert that has to be this special, I’m taking it up a notch! I’m also giving you a strawberry overload here. You may have noticed that these cupcakes don’t have any visible strawberries on them. That’s because they are blended IN to the batter and IN the stuffing!
What exactly are they stuffed with? CocoWhip! Yes! So Delicious CocoWhip! (i.e. that’s vegan coconut “Cool Whip” for all you newbies!). I was excited to be able to use my cupcake stuffer, pastry bags, and the CocoWhip! This basically was a touchdown recipe creation for me!
I do have one confession here. Although strawberry shortcake is a classic recipe, I’ve never had “real” strawberry shortcake. I know what it is, a lovely fully plain cake topped with fresh cream and strawberries. So I’m just hoping my handheld cupcake rendition with strawberries blended in and CocoWhip as the cream pleases the shortcake gods.
Actually wait, I’m lieing here. I have had strawberry shortcake in the past. Strawberry shortcake in the form of ice cream on a stick. You know what I’m talking about! The famous Good Humor “Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Bar“! Bits of soft cake coating on vanilla and strawberry ice cream? YEA!
I used to love those bars! I remember them being the prized possession to buy in the elementary school cafeteria. If those ice cream bars count, then yes, I’ve had my fair share of strawberry shortcakes! I’m totally craving one now! Damn, I should have recreated those!
I guess I’ll just have to keep making these cupcakes :/ That’s okay though, they’re sweet. They’re delicious. They’re BERRY good! I’m going to confess one more thing in this post. I said it was (is) strawberry season right now. It is and the grocery has had beautiful ON SALE containers of them. However, the week I put this cupcake recipe on my list to make, the grocery store had only a few $4-5 containers. Sorry, but I just couldn’t. So this recipe uses frozen strawberries, but that’s okay! You can use fresh or frozen!
It really was a cruel joke. The next two weeks after that, they’ve had tons of on sale $2 containers of perfect strawberries. Just my luck, but I refuse to be thwarted! Frozen fruits and veggies can be just as good as fresh. When you’re blended them up into puree anyway, it just makes sense to defrost in the microwave and blend! Easy as 1, 2, 3! I also used some new gluten-free pastry flour I found. That’s right, gluten-free party flour! Again, if you can’t find a gluten-free pastry flour you could use Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1. Pastry flour is just a lower protein blend compared to all purpose, but more than cake flour. Right in the middle for perfect fluffy baking!
Cream Stuffed Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
- 1 Cup Gluten-Free Pastry Flour*
- ½ Cup Amaranth Flour
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Tsp Psyllium Husk Powder
- 1 Cup Strawberry Puree
- ¼ Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- ⅓ Cup Granular Erythritol
- ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Tsp Butter Extract (optional)
- Cream Stuffing + Topping:
- 1 Cup Light So Delicious CocoWhip
- ⅓ Cup Strawberry Puree
- Rainbow Sprinklez
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all cupcake batter ingredients. Mix well until all is blended together.
- Line a medium cupcake pan with 7-8 liners. Fill each with 3 tablespoons of cupcake batter.
- Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the CocoWhip and strawberry puree for the filling and frosting.
- Once the cupcakes are done, allow to cool and then cut out a ½ inch deep hole (I used this) in each cupcake.
- Fill a pastry bag (or plastic bag with corner end snipped off), with the cream filling and squeeze in to the center hole of each cupcake. Then squeeze some more cream on the top to frost and cover.
- Top each finished cupcake with rainbow sprinklez!
So if you want strawberry, cream, and shortcake, but in an easier handheld delicacy, than these cream stuffed strawberry shortcake cupcakes are for you! Most importantly, dear Tweeter who tweeted me asking for strawberry shortcake, I hope these do it justice! You are the main reason I made them (and I can’t find your tweet to tell you!). If you’re reading, let me know; these are in honor of you and all strawberry shortcake lovers out there! I for one think strawberry shortcake should always be made either 2 ways now. As cupcakes….or ice cream bar on a stick!
So tell me:
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These look absolutely amazing! I am a huge fan of CocoWhip and the entire So Delicious vegan line of goodies! I definitely have to try this! ????
Heck yea! They know how to make some “delicious” foods 😉
What a fun recipe! I’m pinning this to make w/ my 14 yo daughter. LOVE that you used fresh strawberry puree in the recipe. yum!!
Yay! I know you both will love these! Perfect for Mother’s Day 😉
This recipe couldn’t have come at a better time. The strawberry farms have just opened and my dd has being asking to pick fresh strawberries. I think she’ll love to use them in this cupcake recipe.
Awesome! I sense a perfect baking day project for you to do together!
These are beautiful Rebecca 🙂 I’d love to try Coco Whip! I miss getting to try all those new products, not living in America!
You’ll get to try them eventually, I’m sure 😉
These look delicious! And they’re healthy to boot! Nice work.
Thanks!
These are beautiful! Love your cream stuffed version.
Thank you!
These cream stuffed strawberry cupcakes look so beautiful, plus they come with a great list of ingredients! Love it! Pinning and stumbleing!
Thank you Ilka!
I love your healthy and delicious Cream Stuffed Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes recipe. These treats are perfect for party or anytime! My hubby will love them!
Ah totally! Thanks Deb!
Gosh these look so good Rebecca I love strawberry anything so I will be trying these!
Thank you! xo
Seriously, strawberries and coconut cream in the same dessert! You’ve just made my day. I cannot think of anything that would taste better than this. Seriously screams spring. But I love that you can use frozen strawberries too so when you get a craving for this in the winter months you can whip up a batch.
Haha, right? We can’t be deprived of these glorious flavors during the months when we really need the sweet comfort!
These look great!
Thanks!
What beauties! I’ve never tried cocowhip, but I should check it out, since I found out that I’m lactose intolerant a little bit ago.
Do you know if you could use regular sugar in place of the erythritol? Would you just substitute 1 for 1?
Yes, it is 1 to 1 (so I’m told).
Woah – look out chocolate cupcake! There’s a new sheriff in town! YES!!! These sound completely delicious. I love that they are gluten-free and vegan. I have to confess I have never made a homemade cupcake before either of my own recipe. I can barely make others recipes turn out, so I should probably master that before trying to make my own. And here is a good opportunity to practice =)
“#1 It’s strawberry season, #2 I’d never made a homemade cupcake before this, #3 Cupcakes are “trending” right now, #4 Someone asked me to make a gluten-free strawberry shortcake recipe.”
I just started seeing local, organic strawberries at the Farmer’s Market and am so excited to get the strawberry recipes on! Cupcakes have and always will be a favourite of mine.
Have a fantastic weekend Rebecca!
Haha! Well I do hope these get you practicing your cupcake baking! Thanks Kim!
I have one of those cupcakes corers!!! My little sister gave it to me a few years ago – I was obsessed with filling cupcakes with stuff. I need to get back on it. These look fabulous!
Hahaha! Yes! Do it!!! It is addicting!
They look so very good and delicious. Tweeted and Stumbled
Thank you!
Holy crud, these look effing amazing! <3
Bahaha! 🙂
Looks pretty yummy! I confess that I’ve never tried the Good Humor Strawberry Dessert Bar!! I’ll have to grab one the next time I should see one. Sounds like I’m missing out on some goodness there.
Well I’d hope you’d make these instead 😛
These look super tasty! I love cupcakes because their single serving too 🙂 We must have both been thinking of strawberry shortcake this week because my recipe of the week was Strawberry Shortcake Protein Pancakes! 🙂
Strawberry anything just makes your day better 😉
These Strawberry Shortcakes are so cute! I just found a huge thing of strawberries for $4 this week and I was so excited since in the past few months they have been $4-$5 for the really small containers. I can’t wait for all of the fresh summer fruit.
Yay!!! I just stocked up at my grocery today! A major sale!
These are too cute! So fresh and springy!
Yes! Thank you!
HI Rebecca,
Wow this look fabulous. Love that they are gluten-free. What a great snack or desert. Pinned & tweeted!
Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness these are such cute cupcakes! Love that they are stuffed too – how fun is that?! I’m all about strawberries right now and I think my little girl would adore these 🙂
A mommy daughter baking date this weekend? 😉
Strawberries and cream are one of the best combinations ever! Together with shortcake…perfection! They look really delicious Rebecca 😀
Agreed! Thank you so much Nadia xoxo
It’s not quite strawberry season here yet but when it is, I am totally making these! YUM!
Yes it is! You’re in NY!
These look wonderful, totally fitting for Mother’s Day-ours has been and gone in the UK already but great excuse to celebrate it twice 🙂
I’d say so!
These look delicious and I love that they are so healthy!
Thank you Sara!
I’m still waiting for strawberry season here, but these cupcakes look just perfect!
Blessings, Leigh
No need to wait! Just use frozen!
Mmmh, strawberries! I can’t wait for the season to start again and sweet local berries – likely not until the end of May, though. I”ve never had strawberry shortcakes but how wrong could you go when coconut whip and berries are involved?!
Exactly! And I think this version is the best place to start 😉
Well, I’m admittedly not the biggest fan of cake and not-so-secretly hoping you’ll recreate those ice cream bars you mentioned ;).
These looks so delicious! It is my lucky day because I am just in from the market where I bought 3 pints of the loveliest strawberries. Looks like I will be having a cupcake festival today!
Ah yes!!! You are in for a major baking treat!
These look super cute and delicious! And they are vegan and gluten-free, OMG!!!
Well of course! Haha! What else would the be!
Oh! These look dreamy!! Love strawberry cupcakes and of course yours are so healthy!
Haha, thank you Julie 🙂
Oh yum, these sound amazing! We also happened to hit up our first ‘u-pick’ strawberry field for the season today – so lots of strawberries to play with 🙂
Ah! That is so fun! I’ve picked my own before, years ago, but definitely worth some baking afterwards 😉
These look very tasty! It’s not strawberry season here in the UK just yet, but might try these a little later in the year.
Or you know…just use frozen like I did, haha!
I cannot wait from strawberry season in the Uk – Thanks for the recipe!
Yes! Well the first ones you get your hands on, make this!
These look amazing! I had to look up what CocoWhip is and now that I’ve heard of it I’ll have to look for it. Yum!
Get some!!! I can’t believe I waited so long to try it! I hadn’t had “cool whip” in YEARS!
Strawberries are my jam! (sorry)
But seriously these look so yummy and you gave good instructions. I can’t wait to try these out!
Haha, don’t be 😉 That is a phrase I would totally say!
Strawberries and cream are one of my favourite flavour combinations! So much so that I had strawberries and cream cupcakes for my birthday cake last year – and a strawberry shortcake inspired breakfast bake for breakfast!
These look delicious!
Well it’s time to make some cupcakes than too!
this will be lovely for mother’s day!!!!
Yes it would!
They just look divine! Such lovely pastel shades and so very pretty. Yum!
Girly sweets are the best, right? 😉
Hi Rebecca,
First of all, they look so adorable! I want to try this recipe because I love strawberry. Thank you!
Zaria
Awesome! I hope you enjoy them!
Oh, these are jumping off the screen, Rebecca! And the matching plates…I have not tried Cocowhip but it sounds decadent..and there is something about stuffed cupcakes..I think I am dreaming of these tonight 🙂
Haha, dreaming of soft stuffed pillowy cupcakes is a very good thing 😉 SWEET dreams for sure!
These look amazing Rebecca! Great idea to use Cocowhip for the filling!
Thank you Mary Ellen!
I’ll save these to June / July when we have our strawberry season Rebecca.
I love the thought of the taste of these, Lynne went for the pretty colour straight away! Can you tell who is the real foodee?
Hahaha, I don’t know Neil 😉 People who are enticed by pretty food colors are always good in my book! Haha!
These look so beautiful, I think I will make these with m little Sofia, she loves anything pink and anything with strawberries
Every girls gotta love some pink prettiness 😉
This look so cute and tasty, Rebecca! Perfect for spring. I’m horrible at making gluten-free cupcakes so it’s awesome to see that you totally nailed these. Love!
Ah well you could make these!!! Practice makes perfect 😉
These cupcakes are soooo pretty! I love the pastel pink colours, they’re beautiful! The sprinkles on top look so cute. Such a delicious recipe Rebecca! Thank you for sharing!
My bedroom was a pastel girly pink through my whole childhood 😉 Hahaha! (Now it’s a pastel=like yellow!)
Thank you Harriet!
Love strawberry shortcake and it’s been forever since I’ve had any! This is just perfect for spring, especially with those pretty colors!
Yes!! You should bake some up for Mother’s Day…to treat yourself 😉
I want to eat these immediately. I cannot even believe these are gluten-free and vegan. What????! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. This is going on my list to make this weekend. Yay!
Haha, well I’m glad you love how they look! Thank you Aarika!
These cupcakes are so cute! Perfect for spring 🙂
Thanks, dear!
Coconut whip is seriously the best! I could seriously eat a whole bowl if it was put in front of me 😛
This was my first time trying it…yea, it was amazing!
Oh, I used to love those “strawberry shortcake” ice cream bars, too! What a blast from the past. But let’s focus on the present — these little babies look beautiful and sound so delicious. Love how you’ve stuffed them – perfect!
Bahaha 😉 Those things deserve a prize, but yea, let’s keep it rel here 😉 Thank you Patricia!
Wow these cupcakes look delicious and healthy!! What a great mother’s day idea! I love how all of the ingredients are gluten free and vegan. Also great that you can use frozen or fresh strawberries. Thank you for sharing!
They would be a great Mother’s Day treat!
YUM! Strawberries are just so good, and stuffed with cream sounds amazing in my book! 🙂
Agreed! You can’t go wrong with the 2!
Looks really good 🙂 like light pink color, you have so many dessert with vegan option!
Thank you Uma!!
Adorable! With the snow storm today in Massachusetts, these cupcake are everything I need in my life right now! How perfect are these to brighten the day?!
Haha, I know!! I needed them too with this crazy weather!! Where IS Spring!?
These are just the cutest for spring, esp. with those sprinkles!
Sprinkles always have the magic touch 😉
Hooray for strawberry season! These look beautiful!
I’ll take strawberry shortcake anyway I can get it, and this looks like the perfect way to get it! Coco-whip is the best. Yum!
Haha, yes it is!!! Thank you Linda!
They look so freakin’ cute!
It’s the kind of cupcake that really reminds you that it’s spring, so lovely!
Yes! The cute-a-tude 😉 Any bright colors are so SPRING!
These beauties make up for all the years you haven’t been cupcaking in one swoop of pretty pink strawberry beauty <3 And the pink plate to match even, I feel like we need to dress up in fancy gowns and eat these with our pinkies out! I've never had strawberry shortcake either. In fact it's always confused me because so many recipes are more like a biscuit than a cake :/ So is it cake? Is it biscuit? Who knows! Who cares! We have THESE! The filling, the cocowhip, the sprinkles, I adore the whole thing!
Can we have a girly tea party then? I’m all in!
Yea, I know! The “cake” is supposed to be biscuit like. I guess that’s what shortbread means…so maybe it’s a bread….a short bread trying to fool us all into thinking it’s a bunch of other things!
I’ve never liked how they are just cake then chopped strawberries and whipped cream…like…things need to get blended and not “falling all over the plate” So cupcake form was the name of the game!
You can never have too much strawberry goodness. It’s just not possible. Then you cranked it up a notch and added that cream inside. WOAH!!! Hello ‘get in my belly’!!!
Hahaha, agreed!!! Strawberries and cream, shortcake, cupcakes, ALL of it!
I couldn’t agree more – frozen can be just as good as fresh – sometimes even better! And these GF Strawberry shortcake cupcakes sound fantabulous! I need to get my hands on that CocoWhip!
Yea! Ooo you must try the cocowhip! It is so delicious, haha pun intended!
These sound absolutely delicious!!
Kari
Thank you!
Holy crap these look delicious! I love the idea for the filling!
Bahahaha! Thank you Taylor!
Cocowhip makes everything better!!!
~jules
I think so!
Great idea to stuff them with cool whip!
Right? So fun!
These look so good! Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite desserts. 🙂
Awesome! Thank you Lecy!
I’m a huge strawberry shortcake fan. My mom used to always make them for my bday. I’m now happy to have a healthier version!
O that would be a fun birthday treat!
These look and sound delicious. I love when cupcakes have filling as I’m not much of a cake person, so it helps to break it up a bit.
Haha, well there you go!
These look so decadent and delicious! I wish it was strawberry season already!
But it is!
I love that these cupcakes are stuffed. You get an extra surprise inside!
Totally! Bite into surprise!
These are beautiful and look delicious! Perfect for spring.
Thank you!
These look so delicious! Love the addition of Coco Whip (love that stuff)! Strawberry Shortcake was always a favorite dessert growing up, and still today, can’t wait to give these a try!
I knew you would love these 😉 CocoWhip queen!!
These cupcakes are perfect for ringing in spring! I love how simple the recipe is too.
Best,
Chrystal
Thank you Chrystal!
These look sooo good. You totally make me crave strawberries right now! Although I always get a slight burn on the tongue after eating strawberries, I can never resist them. A few of them won’t kill me 😀 I guess. It isn’t strawberry season here yet.. but I totally agree. Frozen fruits are often as good as fresh fruits. I even prefer frozen blueberries for baking and in smoothies instead of the fresh ones, because they leave a much stronger color impact 🙂
Yes! Baking is easier with frozen and I totally agree with the blueberries! I feel like the frozen ones have more flavor!
Strawberries and cupcakes combined = delicious! I love the yummy recipes you create, and your food photos are just AMAZING.
Yes! Thank you Trish!
These are so pretty! That frosting is calling my name! I would just eat that with a spoon! These sound so yummy!
The frosting is totally spoonable!
let’s have a strawberry party! you bring cupcakes, i go donuts, now we just need cookies. Right? trending and fun!
MMMMhm! All the trending treats! We should just get a big ole’ cake too…in the shape of a strawberry!
MMMM yummy! A filled cupcake is heaven and strawberry shortcake is so dreamy! Inspired to make a cream filled cupcake now!
Do it! I want to make mock Hostess cupcakes next!
I love strawberries, especially in a dessert. Kind of makes you feel a little bit less guilty. These look delicious!
Hahahaha 😉 Natural sugar and sweet!
Gluten free pastry flour is a GODSEND! Love these cupcakes! So pretty Rebecca. 🙂
When I saw it (online) I HAD to buy it! Hahaha! These cupcakes seemed like the perfect way to test it out!
Thank you Lauren!
Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous!
Thank you so much Marye!
My hubby is crazy about strawberry cupcakes and he’d adore these! I love how healthy they are and their pretty pink color is stunning.
Ah, well the perfect treat then! Thank you Faith!
These look amazing!! And perfect for spring with bright and fresh flavours!
Yes! Thank you Kaitie!
Oh my gosh I need these! Strawberry Shortcake EVERYTHING <3
Right!? It’s so springy and delightful!
Well, this recipe looks and sounds AMAZING. First off, I. Love. Cake. Secondly, I adore strawberry shortcake. So when you put the two together, you deserve a hug. And a high 5.
Thanks so much for sharing this little gem????
Hahahaha! Well thank you so much Katie!!! I think you need to get baking 😉 xoxo
Love strawberry shortcake, and this is fantastic new way to enjoy it for sure!
Mmmhm 😉 Just more and more fun!
I always adore your creative idea making things in gluten free and vegan version. Lovely pictures Rebecca.
Thank you so much sweetheart!