My favorite chef is Giada DeLaurentiis.For a Sunday night cupcake these are a delicious, simple cupcake by Giada.
Mascarpone Mini Cupcakes with Strawberries
8 ounces room temperature mascarpone cheese, room temperature
2 egg whites
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 box white cake mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup frozen strawberries
Preheat oven to 350F
Line 48 mini muffin cups with mini cupcake liners. Put mascarpone, egg whites and oil in a bowl, combine until creamy. Add cake mix and water and blend until smooth. Fill cupcake liners with batter just below the rim. Bake for 19 minutes. To make the glaze, purée the strawberries in a blender. Add that to the icing sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk the glaze and add teaspoons of water at a time to loosen it up if nessesary. Let the cupcakes cool for 10 minutes. Then dip them in the glaze and let the glaze harden for 5 minutes.
