Mascarpone Mini Cupcakes with Strawberry Glaze

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I made this recipe with organic vanilla cake mix - and it came out great. Really sweet and delicious, especially with the tart flavor of the strawberries. Be sure to spray the muffin pan - even if you use the new silicone bakeware.

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Very tasty and perfect for summer. I don't know that the mascarpone affected the taste much, but it seemed to make a difference in the texture of the cupcakes, which were very smooth and not too crumbly. I only needed about half of the glaze that the recipe makes. I would cut the powdered sugar and increase the strawberries. The frozen berries actually add a little needed tartness. Before you blend, definitely drain the berries well though, otherwise it is runny, as others have said.

I serve these with champagne, and they make a sophisticated dessert for the non-baker! :

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These cupcakes are so easy and absolutely delicious! Why waste your time making cupcakes from scratch when these are just as good if not better?

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These cupcakes are so light and fluffy and the glaze is a super-sweet topping.

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holy crap these are sweet. I used Giada's recommended Duncan Heins (spelling? white cake mix and, combined with the really runny and messy frosting, made for an extremely sweet cupcake. I had even added cream cheese to the frosting, as one person suggested, but it was still too runny. I'd recommend using either another cake recipe or another frosting recipe. I used a simple lime icing for half of the cupcakes and it was much better because the tartness of the icing balanced the sweetness of the cake a little better.

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These little guys just melt in your mouth! After reading come of the comments about the glaze being too runny I decided that when I was going to try making them I would add 1/2 C of mascarpone cheese to the glaze. It thickened it just a bit and took out a little bit of the sweetness that had also gotten bad reviews.
*great for showers (make half with strawberry glaze for a baby girl and half with blueberry for a baby boy!!!

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This is the best and easiest cupcake recipes. The cupcakes came out super moist. I used one mini cupcake dish and one regular sized dish and they both came out great. I recommend using a cream cheese frosting instead of the strawberry glaze because the glaze is a little runny.

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This recipe was good and made for a great bite-sized snack. I wish the mascorpone flavor come through a little bit more (as the batter was delicious. Also, I would add more strawberry puree, my glaze was still quite thick and overly sweet. But the real strawberry flavor comes through nicely.

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The cupcakes were great, but the strawberry glaze runny. I'd make again but work to thicken up the glaze.

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The texture of the cupcake was simply delicious! And it was so easy to make, just add the mascarpone cheese to a box of white cake mix and bake.
The icing was a little melty though. It stiffened up a bit after being applied to the cupcake but it was very thin.