Delicious Wimbledon Cupcakes. Fluffy sponge cupcakes filled with cream, strawberries and passionfruit.
To celebrate the start of Wimbledon (in a couple of weeks!) I thought I would share one of my favourite cupcake creations. The Wimbledon cupcake is pretty delicious. Classic, easy-to-make sponge cupcakes are filled with whipped cream, tart passionfruit and fresh sliced strawberries. They make the ultimate summer treat and are a BIG hit with anyone who tries them!
These are a treat to eat! Once you’ve devoured one, you will almost certainly go back for another!
This recipe is my contribution to a baking/blogging competition the ‘Wimbledon Bake-Off’ with Ralph Lauren. These gorgeous little cakes would be perfect to make and serve at a Wimbledon-inspired party or afternoon tea. Like most my bakes, they’re quick + easy to make, require minimal effort, look the part and most of all, they taste delicious.
They not only look chic, but these cupcakes taste extremely beautiful with very light flavours. They could also be filled with jam as well as the cream and fruit. I love filling these little cakes with buttercream and raspberry jam or lemon curd.
I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we do!
(Makes 10 Cupcakes)
Ingredients –
150g (2/3 cup) unsalted butter, softened
150g (3/4 cup) caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large free-range eggs
150g (1 + 1/4 cups) self-raising flour, sifted
2-3 tbsp milk or water, enough to loosen the cupcake mixture
Filling –
300ml (1 + 1/4 cups) double cream, whipped to soft peaks
2 ripe passion fruits, pulp only
1 dessert spoon icing sugar, sifted (optional)
200g of fresh strawberries, sliced
Method-
1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C / 160 C fan / Gas Mark 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until really light and fluffy.
2. Then beat the eggs in one by one along with the vanilla.
3. Fold in the flour and add enough milk to loosen the mixture a little.
4. Divide the mixture between 10 cupcake cases and then bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
5. Once a cake tester comes out clean then the cupcakes are ready to take out the oven. Leave to cool in the cupcake tin and then transport onto a wire rack until the cupcakes are completely cool.
6. Make the passion fruit cream filling by whipping the double cream until small peaks have formed.
7. To assemble each cupcake, cut the cupcake in half, then fill with the cream, drizzle over the passionfruit pulp and then place the strawberries on top of the cream and top with the other half of the cupcake.
Finish with a dusting of icing sugar and then enjoy! I also piped a little extra cream on the top of each cupcake and decorate with a strawberry slice!
Original recipe posted June 2013.
Happy baking!
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What beautiful looking cupcakes. I am not really a big fan of Wimbledon, but I am a fan of cupcakes 🙂
Thanks so much Dannii!
So cute!!
Thank you! 😀
These cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous, Jessica! I love that you made these to celebrate Wimbledon! And I love the flavors, too!
Thanks so much Gayle! 😀
Looks too pretty to eat!
Thanks Cali!
What a fun twist on a classic recipe! I had no idea that Wimbledon cupcakes had passion fruit in them…that is something that is totally on my list to start playing with in the kitchen! Love these cupcakes, Jess!
Thanks David! 😀
How fun are these cupcakes?? I’ll gladly take a dozen off your hands, Jess!
Thank you so much Eva – glad you like them! 😀
Just gorgeous and I love the flavor a especially the passion fruit in the middle.
Thanks Zainab! The passionfruit is my favourite too!
As the good Brazilian that I am, I am obsessed with passion fruit! So I love how you added passion fruit in here and also love how creative and beautiful those are!
Thanks Olivia! LOVE passionfruit so much – definitely one of my favourite summer fruits! Glad you like the cupcakes! 😀
I have never had passion fruit and love that it’s in these cupcakes! They look amazing 🙂
Thanks Medha! You would really enjoy passionfruit – such a beautiful fruit! 😀
These are so pretty! i wish I had one (or three) to snack on right now 🙂
Thanks so much Bianca!
These are just too cute! 🙂
Thanks Sam!
These are just gorgeous, Jess! Love the fresh fruity flavors – perfect for summer!
These are beautiful! And they pretty much SCREAM summer with all this fruit!
Thanks so much Joanne! 😀
They look delicious, I’m trying to be good at the moment but you’re making it very difficult!
Thank you!
And haha – I have a big baking addiction all the time…;)
SO incredibly classy, I think I’d have to eat these with my pinkie out!!
Thank you so much! 😀
Jessica these are superb!! Love how stunning they are too!
Thanks Ami!
So excited for Wimbledon, and these are beautiful!!
Thanks Bonnie!
Oh my gosh, you’ve got to win that competition with these, Jess! They’re like a cross between strawberry cupcakes and mini Victoria sponges! Amazing!
P.S. I had totally forgotten Wimbledon was just around the corner!
Thanks so much Helen – you’re the sweetest! 😀 Glad you like the cupcakes!
Such a fun idea – I absolutely love this! Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite summertime treats and you’ve gone and made it into cupcakes – genius!
Thanks so much Marissa! 😀
They are just gorgeous !!
Thanks so much Eva! 😀
These are the prettiest things! I want to secretly make them and not share it with anyone. Just eat all of it on my own 🙂 make a pretty Wimbledon treat in the picnic basket 🙂
Thanks Lynnette – you’re so sweet! Glad you like them! ☺️
Yum, can never go wrong with strawberries and cream ^^ Love the look of passionfruit “oozing” out between the layers. Looks delish <3
Thanks My Linh! 😀
They look so light and fresh and summery! Looks delish, Jess!
Thanks so much Denise! 😀