Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes deliver ultra-moist chocolate cupcakes crowned with silky strawberry buttercream and real chocolate-dipped strawberries. Ganache drizzle + heart sprinkles create ultimate Valentine’s romance. Ultimate chocolate-strawberry love affair in decadent cupcake perfection.
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 2 hours (+ cooling)
- Yield: 16-18 cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes: 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder 1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup granulated sugar ⅔ cup brown sugar 2 large eggs (room temp) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk (room temp) ½ cup hot coffee (or boiling water) Strawberry Buttercream: 1½ cups unsalted butter (room temp) 5 cups powdered sugar ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries (powdered) 3-4 tbsp heavy cream 2 tsp vanilla extract Pinch salt Pink gel color (optional) Chocolate Covered Strawberries: 12-16 fresh strawberries 8 oz dark chocolate (chopped) 2 oz white chocolate (optional drizzle) Ganache Drizzle: 4 oz semisweet chocolate ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
1. Chocolate Cupcakes: Preheat 350°F. Whisk dry ingredients (flour through salt). Whisk oil + sugars + eggs + vanilla until smooth. Add buttermilk. Combine wet/dry. Add hot coffee. Batter thin = perfect moisture. Fill liners ⅔ full. Bake 18-22 mins. Cool completely. Strawberry Buttercream: Powder freeze-dried strawberries. Beat butter fluffy. Gradual powdered sugar + strawberry powder + cream + vanilla until light pink perfection. Chocolate Strawberries: Melt dark chocolate. Dip clean dry strawberries. Chill 15 mins. Optional: Melt white chocolate, drizzle pink stripes. Chill set. Ganache: Heat cream, pour over chocolate. Stir smooth. Cool slightly. Assembly: Pipe buttercream swirls. Drizzle ganache. Top each strawberry. Heart sprinkles.
Notes
Hot coffee = bakery-level deep chocolate flavor. Freeze-dried powder = intense strawberry no soggy frosting. Room temp everything = perfect cupcake crumb. Thin batter = ultra-moist results. Chocolate strawberries must be dry = perfect snap shell. Ganache drizzle adds professional shine. Storage: Room temp airtight 2 days, fridge 5 days. Freeze cupcakes (unfrosted) 3 months. Valentine’s thumb-stop thumbnail = strawberry closeup + pink swirl. Scale up: Double perfect 24 cupcakes love party.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
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