This easy strawberry pie pound cake recipe is perfect for any dessert! Mini strawberry pies are stuffed inside of pound cake cupcakes, making it a decadent, innovative dessert that's sure to wow any guest!
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
strawberry pie poundcake
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Author: A Latte Food
Strawberry Pie
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1
cup
flour
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1/2
tsp
salt
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1/3
cup
chilled butter, cubed
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2-3
Tbsp
ice water
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2
cups
strawberries, chopped into small pieces
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1/4
cup
sugar
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3
Tbsp
strawberry gelatin
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1
Tbsp
cornstarch
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1/2
cup
water
Pound Cake
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1 1/4
sticks butter, softened
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1 1/2
cups
sugar
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2
large eggs
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1 1/2
cups
flour
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1/4
tsp
salt
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1/4
tsp
baking powder
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1/2
cup
milk
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1/2
tsp
vanilla extract
Crust
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Mix flour and salt together, then add in the cubed butter gradually 'til the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
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Next, add a ice water a little bit at a time until the dough is moist and able to be shaped into a ball. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
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Once the dough is ready to be worked with, roll it out 'til it's about 1/8 inch thick and with a small circular biscuit cutter, cut circles out of the dough.
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Place dough in a mini muffin tin. Use a fork to poke holes in each crust.
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Bake for 6-8 minutes in a 400 degree oven or until lightly golden.
Filling
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Bring cornstarch, water, and sugar to a boil and then continue stirring until the mixture has thickened (about a minute more after it has started boiling).
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Next, take it off the heat, and add in the gelatin and stir.
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Place strawberries into each mini crust. Then spoon the gelatin mix over the strawberries. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes so that the pie will set up.
Pound Cake
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Cream butter and sugar together. Add the eggs one at a time. Lastly add in the vanilla.
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Mix flour, salt, and baking powder. Alternately mix flour and milk into the sugar mixture starting and ending with flour.
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Preheat oven to 325.
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Spoon a little bit of batter into the bottom of a regular sized muffin tin. Place the mini pie in the center, then spoon batter directly over it so that the pie is covered and no longer visible.
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Cook in oven for 30-40 minutes. Keep your eye on the cakes because it is a slow bake, but cake is temperamental and can brown very quickly!
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Top with whipped cream, if desired.