Japanese · Dessert
Strawberry Shortcake Protein Cupcakes
A protein-engineered riff on Japanese strawberry shortcake shrunk into cupcake form, swapping the usual sponge-and-whipped-cream base for a whey-boosted vanilla crumb, tangy greek yogurt in place of heavy cream, and fresh strawberries folded through and piled on top.
$1
15 minsPrep
19 minsCook
54 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
231Calories
19.7gProtein
4.7gFat
26.6gCarbs
11.3gSugar
1.1gFiber
278mgSodium
99mgChol
2gSat Fat
213mgPotassium
125mgCalcium
1.5mgIron
0.5mcgVitamin B12
22.7mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.5gAlcohol
Goes well with
Champagne
local
Ramune
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170C and line 2 holes of a 6-hole muffin tin with paper cases, filling the remaining 4 holes half full of water.
2
Sift the cake flour, whey protein isolate and baking powder together into a bowl and set aside.
3
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg and egg white with the sugar until pale and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
4
Whisk in the 40g greek yogurt, vanilla extract and skim milk until smooth.
5
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture in two additions, mixing only until no streaks remain.
6
Gently fold the diced strawberries through the batter.
7
Divide the batter evenly between the 2 lined holes and bake for 18-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean and the tops spring back.
8
Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely, about 20 minutes.
9
Just before serving, spoon or pipe the whipped greek yogurt topping onto each cupcake and finish with the sliced strawberries.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.2 oz35g sifted cake flour
- 0.8 oz22g vanilla or unflavoured whey protein isolate
- 0.1 oz3g baking powder
- 11 egg, whisked (50g)
- 7/87/8 egg whites, whisked (30g)
- 1.4 oz40g greek yogurt
- 0.5 oz14g sugar white
- 0.1 oz3g vanilla extract
- 0.4 oz12g skim milk
- 1.9 oz55g hulled and diced, folded through batter strawberry
- 1.2 oz35g whipped with a little sugar for topping greek yogurt
- 0.8 oz22g sliced, for topping strawberry
