April cupcake of the month

According to Jack, these cupcakes are "breakfast cupcakes" -- meaning they're acceptable to eat first thing in the morning because they are fruit-based. I have to agree they're fantastic with a cup of coffee -- but I also think they're perfect as an afternoon snack, a late-night treat, and basically any other time of day.

I used Eat Live Run's strawberry cupcake recipe and I knew it was going to be something special when the batter tasted like strawberry ice cream. For the frosting, I did something crazy -- I made it up. From the start, I wanted a banana frosting but plain ol' banana buttercream wasn't cutting it. So I added some cream cheese to the mix and voila! Amazing-ness.

Not to toot my own horn but this frosting is legit. It's fruity and creamy and you can eat it by the spoonful if you're super classy like me. I think it would also make for an excellent fruit dip -- it tasted so good with just strawberries!

Recipe after the jump!