KitchenDailyWe've got a berry-packed cupcake recipe to celebrate the spirit of giving. To kick off AOL's second annual Monster Help Day, a companywide day of service for employees worldwide, volunteers will be selling these Very Berry Cupcakes to raise money for American Cancer Society.

Tonnie Rozier, founder and CEO of Tonnie's Minis in Harlem, NY, shares with us his limited-edition recipe for these luscious desserts. Fresh crushed strawberries and raspberries are mixed with a creamy vanilla batter and topped with a strawberry icing.

Check out the recipe here and let us know what you think!

Very Berry Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of Tonnie's Minis

Cupcakes
2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/3 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup crushed strawberries
3/4 cup crushed raspberries

Very Berry Icing
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cups butter
1/4 cups crushed strawberries
1/4 cups milk

To make cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt and set aside.

Cream together the butter, Crisco, 2/3 cup milk and raspberry or vanilla extract.

Mix wet and dry mixtures together until creamy. Add eggs and 1/4 cup milk and mix well.

Pour 1/4 cup batter into each baking cup, and add one teaspoon each of crushed raspberries and strawberries to each cupcake. Blend with a toothpick or straw.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes and remove from oven when a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean.

To make Very Berry Icing: Blend room temperature butter until creamy. Mix in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Add 1/4 cup milk and blend, and then fold 1/4 cup crushed strawberries into the frosting.

If you're in New York City this Friday, May 20:
You can purchase cupcakes at Vanderbilt Hall (Grand Central at 42nd St.) at 11 a.m.

To find out more on Twitter, use hashtag #monsterhelpday

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