Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

By srumbel

Make that sweet tooth smile with these deliciously addicting Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes. A rich chocolate cupcake is frosted with light strawberry buttercream and topped with chopped strawberry
from tastesoflizzyt.com

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES:
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup warm water
• FROSTING:
• 1 cup butter softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup pureed strawberries about 1/2 cup strawberries
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 35In bowl mix together your sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir to combine.
Add in your egg, sour cream, oil and vanilla and mix until just blended then stir in your water and whisk until smooth.
Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and fill about halfway full with batter, bake for about 15-17 minutes until center is set and toothpick comes out clean.
Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile to make frosting, in bowl beat your butter until smooth.
Slowly mix in your powdered sugar about 1 cup at a time until combined and desired consistency is reached.
Add in your strawberry puree and vanilla and continue to mix until blended.
Add frosting to piping bad fitted with an open start top and pipe a circle on the outside of cooled cupcakes.
Sprinkle diced strawberries in the middle and serve.

Recipe Notes

Refrigerate any leftovers as frosting with fresh fruit likes to separate.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving (96 g)
Calories 365 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 28%
Total Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Protein 2g 4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Servings: 15 servings