Hi, my name is Kate.
I was born in London, I have long brown hair, and I have a younger sister.
Sadly, no prince charming… yet.
Despite the similarities between Kate Middleton and myself, I must confess I’ve not been keeping up with the royal wedding at all. In fact, I didn’t even realize it was so soon until yesterday, when #royalwedding tweets bombarded me on Twitter.
Always up for a “theme cooking” challenge, I scrambled to create a recipe for the occasion:
Strawberries-n-cream cupcake, with Healthy Whipped Cream.
Or, rather, it would have been healthy cream if there’d been more time! With less than 24 hours to think up a recipe, make it, photograph it, and then blog about it, I had to take a few shortcuts (hence the soyatoo in the photo). Please don’t tell the queen! 
Having not lived in England since I was a baby, I was pretty clueless about British desserts (aside from a reference to Banoffi pie in one of my favorite movies, Love, Actually). I often think of berries and cream in association with my birthplace; normally with scones. However, time did not permit me to create a healthy scone recipe, since I’ve had no prior scone-making practice. Therefore, I turned to a recipe with which I do have previous experience—the single-lady cupcake!
Of course, married maidens (like Kate Middleton, as of today!) will need to double the recipe. Perhaps this single-lady cupcake is not truly traditional. But it is truly delicious.
For a more-traditional treat, do top with the above-linked healthy cream. Alternatively, this cupcake is sweet enough and flavorful enough that you can easily opt to eat it completely naked. (Interpret that statement however you wish.)
Strawberries-n-Cream Cupcake
(Makes one cupcake, Single-Lady style!)
- 3 tbsp flour (I used white-whole-wheat. You can use all-purpose, Bob’s gf, or even ww pastry)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- heaping 1/16 tsp salt
- 1 or 2 tbsp chopped strawberries
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (You can sub a different oil; however the coconut oil gives it a rich flavor and fun texture. You can use applesauce for a fat-free version.)
- 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp milk of choice (Use less if using liquid sweetener.)
- 1 tbsp sugar or 1 packet stevia (I omitted, but most people will want some sweetener)
Preheat oven to 330 degrees. Mix dry, then add wet. Mix until just combined (don’t overmix), and bake for 17 minutes or so. (Baking time will vary, depending on the flour and oil/applesauce you use.) Or, you can cook it in the microwave, in a mug or small dish.
See original single-lady post for Nutritional Information.
Did you watch the Royal Wedding?
Have you been following the coverage at all?
I didn’t watch this morning, but I most definitely will be interested to see the photos (the gown! the cake!) in People magazine. I wish them well and really hope it lasts; they seem to have a strong bond, not rushing into anything. And I admire her courage. As handsome as Prince William is (and as nice as he seems), I don’t think I could handle all the media scrutiny that comes with being a princess!
P.S. I have another royal cupcake: Click to see!
I wish I saw this when I had breakfast! Instead I gobbled down tons of strawberrys with cream and a scone. Oh and my english breakfast tea in my gryffindor mug. I would have loved to try this!
I have to say I wasn’t very interested (except my theme breakfast!) but I got downstairs just in time to see her get out of the car in her dress. It was gorgeous!
Aww theme breakfast?! You are so cute!
Me! Me! Me! I’m a princess too! And now I’ll even have a cute little royal cupcake to prove it 😉
I love strawberries, and love cupcakes! So, great combo I say!!! 🙂
Aww you’ll find a Prince Charming girl!!!! Just you wait! Those cupcakes look delicious…..they remind me of strawberry shortcake but in cupcake form of course!
Me too! I wanted to make a true strawberry shortcake recipe, which is why I didn’t call them “strawberry shortcake for one” in the first place… but with all the other recipes I want to post about, I might just scrap my shortcake plans and simply go with this one!
I watched the royal wedding. It brought back memories of watching Charles and Di get married when I was a child. Oops, now I’m showing my age.
Anyway, love the cupcake. It looks scrumptious (my all-time favorite word).
sadly, i havent followed the wedding 🙁 and while its amazing to have all that publicity and gorgeous gowns and fans,
honestly Id be so happy just to marry a man who loves me and who I love. thats all I need to be happy 🙂
What an adorable little cupcake!!!! I still haven’t tried your single-lady cupcakes yet – I REALLY need to fix that 😉
Even though you not have a prince charming, you sure are beautiful enough to be a princess! 😀 I didn’t see the wedding either, but like you, I really want to see pictures of Kate’s dress and cake 🙂
And I made your oatmeal pudding!!!! Ahhhh what would I do without you??? I know, my taste buds would be very unhappy 😉 Thank you for amazing recipes and your amazing personality!! 😀
<3 <3
Come to England! 🙂 xx
*Hops on plane* ;).
As much obsessed as I am with ALL THINGS England, I have not kept up with the wedding either!
It’s weird, because it’s TOTALLY something I would be into, but I’ve been so busy with other things! I do hope to read/watch some recaps of the wedding when I get the chance though!
I always think strawberries + cream are a perfect “royal” treat!
i know this is a tall order for a vegan recipe, since marshmallows have gelatin, and graham crackers have honey, but do you have any ideas for s’mores-flavored desserts? i love s’mores so much!
Hey Kellie!! I do have some smores recipes!
1. Smores Muffins: https://lett-trim.today/2007/09/30/smore-muffins/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
2. Smores Fudge Babies: https://lett-trim.today/2009/12/09/smores-fudge-babies/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> and…
3. Smores Banana Hammock: https://lett-trim.today/2009/12/10/whats-in-your-speedo/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> (For the smores banana hammock, scroll down to the very end of the above-linked post)
Love from another smore-lover,
Katie
I did and was fascinated….can you imagine how crazy her life will be for the rest of her life? Oh, she married a prince but she gave up a lot!
Agreed 100%! I would never want that pressure. I mean, even their first kiss had to be shared in front of millions! Awkward! 😕
Prince William isn’t nice, Katie! He hunts! And so does Kate 🙁 Foxes and stags and just about everything that moves.
Why oh why oh why? Shame on them.
Ugh, I guess that figures, since it’s a traditional “sport.” I am with you… I just don’t understand how you can call shooting at an innocent, unarmed animal “sport.” I mean, if you took a shot (or punch) at an unarmed man, it’d be considered “UNsportsmanlike”! Now give the foxes a gun, teach them to defend themselves, and then you’d have a fair fight (not that it’d make me hate hunting any less)!
I didn’t really care much about the royal wedding, but I did see a recap on Fox News yesterday while at the gym. Seeing all those CRAZY hats was just the distraction I needed from my 45 minutes on the elliptical! Haha!
Yum!!!! I love cake recipes for one or two, and this is one you can bet I’ll make!! Looks scrumptious!! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! 🙂
Aw you’re so welcome! I hope you like it :).
Can I sub raw honey for the sweetener in this/and also the deep dish cookie??? Do you think it would make it too runny? also what about using coconut flour??? any luck with that?
I’ve not tried it, so you’ll have to experiment… if you use liquid sweetener in this recipe, just add a little less other liquid :). I wouldn’t use coconut flour, though. It has a crumbly texture and doesn’t hold up well when used alone in baked goods. It’s best mixed with other flours. Unless you WANT a super-crumbly muffin… that’s not always a bad thing!
My mother was slightly obsessed with following the wedding (good grief). But i must admit, when the coverage was on all day, I COULDN’T LOOK AWAY. I was completely addicted =). Also, the hats were completely fantabulous!!!
But i was wondering if you could sub peanut or almond butter for the coconut oil, or would that make the batter too dense? Or maybe that could be alleviated by mixing it with a little milk or water?? Hmmmm…. but either way this looks fantastic and i cant wait to try it!!!! Thanks for the recipe
You definitely can… but I think, like you said, you’ll just have to add a little bit of liquid to make a thinner batter. If you try it, let me know how it turns out! 🙂
I tried it using 1/2 T oil and 1/2 T peanut butter and oh My GOODNESS it was delicious!!!! i was slightly surprised by how strawberry-shortcake-y it was, it tasted excactly like one! thanks for the recipe
Thank YOU for trying it! I’m so glad it worked!
I went strawberry picking with my mom today and whatever didn’t make it into my mouth will go into this recipe
I hope you like it!!