Strawberry Glazed Cupcakes

I decided to try out putting a glaze on cupcakes. I remember when I was at school being taught to make a fruit flan with an arrowroot glaze. I have gone out and bought 3 methods for glazing arrowroot, gelatin in sheets and powder and the ready made jelly packets. I tried out the ready made red jelly first. I think it looks ok and the texture is good but I think the flavour could be better.
I took some pineapple cupcakes. I had baked some cupcakes that were small inside a large muffin case so that there would be room to put in fresh fruit and a glaze.
I sliced some fresh strawberries and arranged these in a pattern on top of the cupcakes.
I then followed the instructions for the red jelly glaze which I got at the supermarket. I spooned it over the strawberries on the cupcake and left it to set. It looked ok so far.

The pineapple cupcakes with fresh strawberry slices.
The ready prepared red jelly powder packet.

The cupcakes with the red jelly glaze. I think they look good but can they be improved?

I decided to serve them with slices of fresh strawberry made to look like a flower with some chocolate and a flower made from fresh curly mint from the garden. I keep pots of fresh herbs. these are also easy to keep on a window sill and available in the supermarkets

I added chocolate shapes and mint to the cupcakes

I think they look good. You could add cream or ice cream as well.

Enjoy

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