Easy Strawberry and Cream Cupcakes

I found this in my Betty Crocker cookbook... I haven't tried it yet, but it looks great for a little girls birthday party! If strawberry soda pop is hard to find, I'm pretty sure you could substitute the pop for carbonated water and strawberry flavoring... Not sure though! Oh- no matter what the box says... Don't use water in this recipe... you sub soda pop for the water, and that's what makes it special!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 18  ounces  white cake mix (preferably Betty Crocker)
• 1 1⁄4 cups  strawberry soda
• 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil (for cake mix)
• 3  egg whites (for cake mix)
• 1  drop  red food coloring
• 12  ounces  cream cheese frosting
• 24  strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven at 350°F.
2. Place 24 baking cups in a muffin pan.
3. Make cake mix as directed, substituting the soda pop for water.
4. Bake for time on box.
5. Cool for 30 minutes.
6. Stir 1 drop of food coloring into frosting.
7. Frost cupcakes.
8. Garnish with Strawberries.