Light and Airy Strawberry Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 1/2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 large fresh strawberries (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Stir flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Add water, mayonnaise, strawberry preserves, and vanilla extract to the well and mix until batter is just blended. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups. Press 1 strawberry into each.

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.