Mascarpone Mini Cupcakes with Strawberry Glaze

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I am a huge fan of Giada and an avid baker. I've made these twice now-- once several years ago and again today for a baby shower. They have a very boxed mix taste, which should really be expected. If you are used to making your cakes homemade, you are really going to notice this ( and it isn't good : They also don't look very pretty (well, not as pretty as in the picture here. The glaze is pretty thin and drips off the sides and down the cupcake papers. I was trying to be very neat and wipe up the drips as they were happening so they didn't dry like that but it was impossible to get them all. Tips-- for those who say they have problems with the cupcake sinking in when you take them out of the oven... try not to open the oven at all until they are done baking. I have learned this from experience making these : Also, try not to have any fans or open windows. Blowing air can make baked goods sink in too.Overall, I will not make these again.

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Love these cupcakes! They are always a big hit at dinner meetings and family gatherings. I highly recommend them.

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These are delicous and dangerous!!! I got the recipe from the lowfat recipe search results, but they do not seem low fat based on the cheese and cake mix formula, the serving size is what makes them low fat. No biggie.

So, I was originally going ot make half a batch at first so only added half the cheese, but then absent mindedly added the full amount of all the other ingredients, so I did not get much of the cheese flavor coming through in the muffin part, but it made it lower fat that way (tee hee.

Anyways, they were great. Didn't have to mcuh problems with the break apart like some people had. And The glaze was REALLY sweet fresh made (close to too sweet, but not quite, but next day after having them in a tuperware the sweetness of the glaze seemed to tone down. The amount of sugar is maybe too much texture wise. I think next time I would use just 2 cups and let the glaze do more spreading and running off the edges for better coverage of the tops.

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Best Cupcakes EVER! I will not be making any other kind! I want to try this cake style.....so delicious...

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The cupcakes are on the soft side so one has to be careful when taking them out. Although they are soft I think that's what makes them a perfect bite. They are fluffy and so delicious. I think the mascarpone has a lot to do with the softness and moistness in the batter. I am not fond about boxed cake mixes but decided to give it a try since it was a last minute treat. Next time I will reach out for a white cake recipe to make the cupcakes and I can definitely say I made it all from scratch. So about the frosting... It was okay, it lacked strawberry taste and too sweet. Maybe a strawberry frosting would do better to top those babies off.

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Delicious! So moist, even after they're a few days old.

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Perfect! nice and light. I didn't have problems with the cupcakes sticking to the liners. It has a perfect glaze. The only thing is I added one or two more strawberries to the glaze. I put sliced strawberries on top for a decoration but all the juices made the glaze watery and thin out so I recommend not doing that. Try putting nutella on top, it's delicious too!

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Simple and delicious! The cupcakes are super moist & yummy on their own so you could even serve without the glaze.
I did read quite a lot of the reviews before I made these and would note that the cupcakes do come apart easily just after baking, if not in perfect cupcake form. I was making these with my 3.5yo so some of our paper cups were overfilled, these were the ones that fell apart when removing them from the pan (tops came right off; the paper cup acted as a seam. Fortunately, we were able to gobble them up! - waste not want not.

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Yummy! Easy, quick! My husband loved these also.

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I am not a baker and these cupcakes were awesome!!!! They are so easy to make and are now a family favorite! Light and fluffy and tastes great! Thanks Giada!!