Lemon Cupcake with Strawberry Filling

Ingredients

• Cupcake Batter
• 2 ½ cups all- purpose flour
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• 1 ½ cups whole milk
• ¾ cup (4.8 oz) Ghirardelli Classic White Chips
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1tbsp+ 1tsp lemon zest (approximately 2 lemons)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp lemon flavor/ extract
• Classic White Buttercream
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
• 6 egg whites
• 1 ¼ cups (2 ½ sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 cup (6.2 oz, remainder of bag) Ghirardelli Classic White chips
• Lemon Syrup/ Cake Soak
• ½ cup lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• Strawberry Filling
• 1 cup of favorite strawberry jam (can also use mixed berry or another berry)