Vanilla Bean Cake with Strawberry Meringue Buttercream

Making meringue...

YUM! <3

So, about this cupcake. It tastes like strawberry shortcake. I'm not a huge fan of S.S, but everyone else seems to be, and people really liked this one, so yay:) One girl said the frosting tasted like "strawberry icecream" and was "FANTASTIC". She said it's unlike anything she's every had, and I agree. Meringue frosting is quite...odd in my opinion. But the fresh strawberry puree made it yummy over a vanilla bean cupcake. So next time, this baby gets a 'nilla wafer on top! Yeahhh