Description
Indulge in the irresistible blend of sweet and tart with our Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes. Perfect for any occasion, these cupcakes combine moist chocolate cake with a fresh strawberry twist, topped with creamy frosting.
Ingredients
- For Cupcakes: Flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, milk.
- For Strawberry Puree: Fresh strawberries.
- For Frosting: Butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder (for chocolate buttercream); cream cheese, freeze-dried strawberries (for strawberry cream cheese frosting).
- Optional: Fresh strawberries and melting chocolate for decoration.
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare cupcake batter with dry and wet ingredients.
- Bake cupcakes and let them cool.
- Prepare strawberry puree and chocolate buttercream.
- Make strawberry cream cheese frosting.
- Assemble cupcakes by filling with buttercream, topping with frosting, and decorating as desired.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best results.
- Cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Substitute gluten-free flour for a gluten-free version.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: per cupcake, approximate
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg