Strawberry Cupcakes Happy Birthday Holli !!!

  So, I rarely do things any traditional way, and this is no exception.  I wanted to make a fresh, vibrantly strawberry cupcake and couldnt find a recipe that I liked.  So I improvised, as usual. You should be used to this by now!

  I started with a strawberry box cake mix. (Thats right! a box!) and I added pureed strawberries to the liquid.  In this case I think it asked me for a cup and a third of water so I put a cup of  fresh strawberry puree that I make in my food processor,  (with sugar added) and 1/3 of a cup of water.  Then I continued to make them according to the directions.
 I frosted them with cream cheese buttercream icing that I made with equal parts cream cheese, butter and strawberry pureee, and then added powdered sugar until I got piping consistancy.  I piped the icing on with a tube  tip and then I put them in the fridge.  Right before going to the birthday, I sliced frsh strawberries on the top of each one.
  You dont want to do that too far in advance because the fresh strawberries weep when they hit the sugar in the icing, so they don't stay pretty overnight.
  Happy Birthday Holli