Strawberry Buttercream Cupcakes - Cupcake Fanatic

Ingredients

• 1 dozen vanilla cupcakes (I always make these white velvet cupcakes, they’re the best I’ve ever had)
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh strawberries
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 6 egg yolks
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1.5 cups unsalted butter, diced (3 sticks)