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White Chocolate & Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes (Gluten Free, Low FODMAP)

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Vanilla cupcakes arranged in rows, each decorated with a white chocolate and cream cheese icing swirl and half a strawberry
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Strawberry cheesecake cupcakes are the perfect crowd-pleasing treat, and you’d never guess they were gluten-free! They’re simple to make, fun to decorate and SO very delicious. The light and fluffy vanilla sponge has real strawberry pieces baked into the middle, making it extra moist and fruity. But I think the star of the show is the white chocolate and cream cheese icing (which I could happily eat by the spoonful). If you have a sweet tooth, these are for you!

Close up of a white chocolate and strawberry cheesecake cupcake, cut open to reveal baked strawberry pieces in the middle.

Can I make Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes Lactose-Free?

For the icing, I used my old favourite Arla Lactofree Cream Cheese. You may wonder why I then added lactose-laden white chocolate! With 100g added to the icing in total, this equates to about 10-12g of white chocolate per cake, which I find I can tolerate. This also makes the recipe low FODMAP at a serving size of up to 2 cupcakes (according to amounts on the Monash University app). However, you could easily swap out for a dairy-free white chocolate, or leave it out altogether and add an extra 100g of butter to the icing.

Four cupcakes decorated with white chocolate and cream cheese icing swirls and half a strawberry.

Decorating your Cupcakes

The fun part! There’s something so satisfying about creating those tasty icing swirls. For my strawberry cheesecake cupcakes, I used a piping bag with a Wilton 1M tip. My piping technique definitely still needs some work, but you can’t really go wrong as long as the end result is a delicious dollop of icing on the top! But if you’re looking to hone your cupcake decorating skills, this video is super helpful.

A vanilla cupcake decorated with a white chocolate and cream cheese icing swirl and half a strawberry, surrounded by other cupcakes and strawberries.

I hope you have lots of fun making these! If you do give them a try, let us know how you got on in the comments below, or by tagging us in photos of your creations on Instagram @BlueSkyEating. Enjoy. 🙂

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White Chocolate & Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes (Gluten-free, Low FODMAP)

The perfect sweet treat! A light and fluffy vanilla and strawberry-filled sponge with a white chocolate and cream cheese icing.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British, European
Keyword Baking, Cheesecake, Cupcakes, gluten-free, Strawberry
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Cooling and decorating time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings 9 large cupcakes
Calories 547kcal

Ingredients

Icing:

  • 50 g butter (softened)
  • 110 g cream cheese (I use Arla Lactofree)
  • 100 g white chocolate (melted)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 425 g icing sugar

Cupcakes:

  • 115 g gluten-free plain flour (I use Doves Farm)
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum (omit if already in your flour blend)
  • 1 + 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 110 g unsalted butter (at room temp)
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs (at room temp)
  • 1 + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp greek yoghurt (I use lactose-free)
  • 110 g chopped strawberries (approx 1cm pieces)

Decoration (optional):

  • 2 gluten-free digestive biscuits (crushed/blended into fine crumbs)
  • 5 strawberries (sliced into halves)

Instructions

Icing:

  • Make the icing first so it can firm up in the fridge while you make the cupcakes-
  • Using an electric mixer or whisk, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  • Add the melted white chocolate and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
  • Gradually sieve in the icing sugar, mixing in between each addition.
  • Put the icing in the fridge to firm up.

Cupcakes:

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C / 150°C fan.
  • Prep a cupcake tray with cupcake cases (I used large muffin cases).
  • In a medium bowl, sieve and whisk together flour, xanthan gum, baking powder and salt.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
  • Beat the eggs in a small bowl/jug and pour about a third into the butter and sugar mixture. Follow with a heaped tablespoon of the flour mixture (this will stop it from curdling). Beat until well combined. Repeat this process twice more.
  • Add the vanilla extract and Greek yoghurt. Mix to combine.
  • Add the rest of the flour mixture and mix gently until just combined.
  • Distribute the batter evenly into the cupcake cases. The recipe makes approx. 9-10 cakes when using large muffin cases. Each case should be about 3/4 of the way full.
  • Push the pieces of chopped strawberry into the batter, aiming for an equal amount in each case.
  • Use the back of a spoon to smooth over the top of the batter.
  • Bake for approx 20 – 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean (wet strawberry is ok, just no wet batter!).
  • Leave to cool for at least an hour before decorating.

Decoration:

  • Using a piping bag and nozzle of your choice (I used a Wilton 1M), pipe swirls of icing onto each cupcake. There's a handy how-to video linked above.
  • Sprinkle each cupcake with some biscuit crumbs and place a strawberry half on the top.

Please note that nutritional information is based on estimated quantities and therefore not always 100% accurate.

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  1. Ashley T

    December 8, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    These look so delicious. My family would love these.

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  2. Emily Fata

    December 8, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    Yum, yum! This looks like such an amazing recipe for me to try out over the holidays.

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  3. Audrey

    January 11, 2021 at 12:49 am

    5 stars
    Delicious!! Love these.

    Reply
  4. Adelaise

    January 11, 2021 at 8:06 am

    5 stars
    These look delicious!

    Reply
  5. Luke Ratford

    January 11, 2021 at 9:07 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic recipe and Pictures look amazing 🙂

    Reply
  6. Amy

    January 11, 2021 at 10:12 am

    5 stars
    These were great! My daughter loved them.

    Reply
  7. Amanda Marie

    January 11, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    5 stars
    These look amazing – can’t wait to try.

    Reply
  8. Sue

    January 11, 2021 at 5:58 pm

    5 stars
    This combination of strawberries and white chocolate is a winner! I’ll make these again!

    Reply
  9. Jamie

    January 12, 2021 at 5:01 am

    5 stars
    Love this combination of flavors!

    Reply
  10. jill

    January 27, 2021 at 3:43 pm

    5 stars
    These cupcakes were delicious! Can’t wait to make them again!

    Reply

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