Strawberry Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

For the cupcakes:

2 1/4 cups

all-purpose flour

1/2 cup

cake flour

1 tbsp

baking powder

1 tsp

salt

2 sticks

unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 1/4 cups

sugar

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

large eggs plus 1 large egg white

1 cup

milk

2 1/2 cups

finely chopped fresh strawberries*

For the frosting:

1 1/2 cups

fresh strawberries (8 oz.), rinsed, hulled and coarsely chopped*

large egg whites

1 1/4 cups

sugar

3 sticks

unsalted butter, at room temperature

For garnish:

Additional fresh strawberries*