Lemon cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

Holy yum, these are amaaaazing!! Made these on Easter for brother because he LOVES lemon :)  You HAVE to make these, I think they are my new favorite cupcake!

Cupcakes:
1 box lemon cake mix 

Ingredients that the cake mix calls for

Lemon Glaze:
Zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2-1 cup powdered sugar

Frosting: 

2 sticks of butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/3 cup strawberry jam

pinch of salt
1/2 cup fresh strawberries cut very very small

6 cups powered sugar

2-3 tablespoons of cream

Directions: 

• Bake the lemon cakes in cupcake holders as directed on the box. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Make your glaze by mixing ingredients together. You will want the glaze to be somewhat thick, so keep adding powdered sugar until you get a medium thickness glaze. Once they are mixed, poke small holes in the top of the cupcakes and spread over the top, careful to not let it all run down the sides. Do this 2-3 times after each back soaks in to make them extra lemony! See the first picture for this step
• To make the frosting- first start by beating the butter and vanilla until it is creamy. Best to start with butter that has been sitting out for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Mix in strawberry jam, strawberries and salt
• Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until combined. 
• Then add cream 1 tablespoon at a time until you get the desired consistency
• Devour!
• I topped with a little  lemon decoration :)