Strawberry Butter Frosting Cream | This easy to make frosting is not too sweet and is perfect as a frosting, but can also used as a filling for cupcakes and layered cakes.  The star of this frosting (besides the strawberry jam) is the whipped topping (cool whip).  It really makes the frosting light and tasty without a lot of sugar.  Once the cupcakes are frosted they’ll need to be stored in the refrigerator.

When strawberries aren’t in season you can still make a delicious  Strawberry Butter Frosting Cream!

To use as a filling for cupcakes, hollow out the center of each cupcake and spoon or pipe strawberry butter frosting cream into the cupcake or spread between two layers of cake for a layered cake filling.  Again this is not a stiff frosting or filling so use it sparingly or….. once you add another layer of cake on top, all the filling will squish out.  An easy solution is to leave an one inch border around the cake free of filling this will allow for some overflow and should meet at the edge of the layer.

TIPS FOR A LIGHT AND FLUFFY FROSTING

• • • Good ingredients “real” butter not margarine
    • Room temperature ingredients
    • Be patient…you’ll need to whip the frosting at least 3 to 5 minutes (sometimes I do this step twice).  This will allow air to incorporate into the butter and create the lightness you want.
    • That’s it!  It’s really not as hard as you might think

More frosting recipes you might like.  FRESH LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING and CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.