Cupcake Wars

I was watching Cupcake Wars this weekend and got inspired. I love making cupcakes but I wanted to try something different. I only had a yellow cake mix in the house (I didn't want to make one from scratch - it was late in the day and since it was a test, well, I just wanted to see how it worked first). I took the mix and added one pkg. of lemon pudding/pie filling mix which I also had. Instead of using all water, I used half water and half fresh lemon juice. I was craving lemon cupcakes. Now what goes good with lemon - I started thinking about some strawberry lemonade I had a week ago and though, why not put a strawberry in the batter before baking them. When they came out of the oven, they felt heavier than a normal cupcake but looked intact. I decided to make a lemon glaze (powdered sugar, fresh lemon juice, water and a tiny bit of oil for shine) - once cooled, I dipped them in the glaze, let them set up and dipped again so they had two coatings. Bottom line - they were very good and pretty too - it's something unexpected when you bite into a cupcake to find a cooked strawberry but the combination works!