Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

By okstategrad

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks (12 Tbs.) softened butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour*
• 1 Tb. warm water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 container (1 pound) store-bought chocolate frosting
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. instant coffee
• strawberry jam

Preparation

Step 1

Make 1 recipe Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes, then spoon half the batter into muffin cups.

Drop 1 1/2 tsps. strawberry jam (don't stir to loosen it) into each. Fill cups with remaining batter, spreading to ensure jam is covered.

Make Cheater's Chocolate Frosting. Frost cupcakes, garnishing each with a fresh strawberry half (or quarter, if large).