Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Cupcake Filling Ingredients:

1 pkg. {8 oz} cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

2 cups cool whip

Frosting Ingredients:

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 pkg. frozen strawberry slices {8 oz} or Fresh strawberries

Cupcake Directions:

Mix together cake mix, eggs, milk, and vanilla.

Pour batter in paper liners and fill 3/4 full.

Bake at 350* for 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly.

Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

Peel off cupcake liners and throw away.

Cut each cupcake in half.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, cream cheese and cool whip.

Spoon filling in between the two cupcakes halves, sandwiching them together.  Do this to all cupcakes.

Frost.

Frosting Directions:

In a mixer, beat 2 cups of heavy whipping cream until light and fluffy,

Add both sugars slowly, while mixer is on low. Stop mixer.

In a blender, puree strawberries.

Add pureed strawberries to whipped cream. FOLD IN GENTLY.

Frost cupcakes.

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These cupcakes are yummy!  So creamy, and fresh tasting. 

The fresh whipped topping with strawberries, is divine. They're delicious at room temperature, or cold from sitting in the fridge.

Note: You can put these back in liners if you want. I served them without the liners, on a tray, at the Super Bowl party. Either way works!