By Victoria Kann  Recipes from the Pinkalicious Cupcake Cookbook
December 19, 2013   |  Food & Nutrition     pinkalicious with
candy crown  Turn your girl's next birthday into a Pinkalicious
celebration with these rosy cupcakes and edible star wands, both
inspired by the popular book series and musical.   Pinkalicious
Cupcakes  pinkalicious cupcakeThese moist cupcakes are sturdy
and will hold up to handling and decorating. A combination of
strawberries and food coloring makes them pink. Feel free to
omit the strawberries and use only food coloring.  Tip: Kids can
help assemble and measure the ingredients before you start.
Makes 18 cupcakes or one 9 x 13-inch cake    3 cups unbleached
all-purpose flour  1 tablespoon baking powder  ¾ teaspoon salt
1½ cups sugar  6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened  ½ cup
vegetable oil  1 tablespoon vanilla extract  5 large egg whites,
at room temperature  1 cup whole milk  1½ cups finely chopped
strawberries  ¼ cup strawberry preserves  A few drops of
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