"OMG-there's-a-whole-strawberry-inside!" Lime Cupcakes.

Strawberry-Lime Stuffed Cupcakes. Found here. Yup. These cupcakes have a whole, fresh strawberry inside. For realsies. And come on, who doesn't like strawberries? Even my bearded dragon noms them. And he's picky as all hell. Luckily, because it's off-season for strawberries, the ones at Trader Joe's were pretty small, otherwise you'd probably have to make jumbo cupcakes for them to fit. And I went with fresh limes as opposed to bottled lime juice because A) They were cheaper and B) I needed the lime zest anyways for both the cupcake batter and the garnish. The lime buttercream came out very tangy which helped offset the fact that the strawberries weren't terribly sweet. I'll have to try these again when they're in season. Mmm, maybe even make a strawberry puree to drizzle on top. Nom nom nom.

Ken's Taste Text: "Cupcakes were delicious. Perfect amount of tang and sweet. They are definitely a Spring cake though, not what you throw down after powering down a pound burrito. It's like a cupcake that you would have at a tea party with Easter dresses and bonnets and lace gloves and weird sandwiches cut into triangles."

Um, are you saying you want to wear an Easter dress, bonnet and lace gloves?? Kinky...