FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture alternately with milk, beating batter very briefly after each addition.
• Pour batter evenly into the lined cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, heavy cream, and strawberry jam in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Slice off the sides of 8 strawberries to remove seeds. Mash strawberries in a small bowl with a fork. Beat into the cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated.
• Cut a small hole in the center of each cooled cupcake; scoop out about 1/2 inch of cake. Fill each gap with a spoonful of the cream cheese frosting.
• Top each cupcake with a swirl of whipped cream. Place 1 strawberry slice in the center of each cupcake.