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Who else loves Neapolitan? The delicious combination of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry takes me back to my childhood where every party served that incredible concoction with a big slice of birthday cake. It was heaven for me. A few weeks ago I was feeling particularly nostalgic and decided to whip up a Neapolitan treat for my kids dessert. Instead of taking the traditional route of Neapolitan ice cream, I decided to take it to the next level and create a delicious cupcake inspired by my favorite ice cream flavor. That’s how the super yummy Neapolitan cupcake was born.

The key ingredient in these cupcakes is Pillsbury Purely Simple cake mixes. This new product (found at your local Kroger) is free of colors, preservatives and artificial flavors but still has a great homemade taste. Check out this limited time coupon for $.50 off any Pillsbury Purely Simple baking mixes

Combine that with my homemade all natural strawberry buttercream frosting and I now have a great dessert option that doesn’t rack me with mom guilt.

Since I know y’all are dying to know the recipe, I’ll stop chatting and get to it 🙂

Neapolitan Cupcakes with Natural Strawberry Buttercream

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Ingredients

1 box Pillsbury Purely Simple chocolate cake mix
1 box Pillsbury Purely Simple white cake mix
Butter
Eggs
Milk

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

1 cup fresh strawberries
1 cup butter
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

For the cupcakes:

Prepare chocolate and white cake mix as directed on the box.
Line a muffin pan with liners
Scoop 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate cake batter into the cupcake liners
Top with 1-2 tablespoons of white cake mix, being careful not to over fill
Bake according to package directions.
Let cool at least 20 minutes before frosting

Prepare the frosting:

Place strawberries in a blender; puree until smooth.
Transfer strawberry puree to a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring often, until puree is reduced by at least half, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Beat butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Beat 1 cup confectioners' sugar into butter until just blended.
Beat 2 tablespoons strawberry puree and vanilla extract into butter mixture until just blended.
Repeat with 1 cup confectioners' sugar, followed by 2 tablespoons strawberry puree two more times.
Beat last 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar into mixture until just blended.