Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
These chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes will make your Valentine’s Day celebrations extra sweet! They consist of a rich, indulgent chocolate cupcake, a sweet & tart strawberry cream cheese frosting, and a bit of strawberry jam inside
Sweeten up your Valentine’s Day with these chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes! These little delights are made with a rich, indulgent chocolate cake base and a sweet, slightly tart strawberry cream cheese frosting. For an extra burst of flavor, you can fill them with strawberry jam (or chocolate ganache, or really anything else). These cupcakes come together in just about half an hour, and you can make the batter right in one bowl, too. Whether you’re hosting a Galentine’s party or making a sweet holiday treat for the whole family, these cupcakes are the perfect option!
Here are some more Valentine’s Day recipes you’ll love: Chocolate Cherry Amaretto Cookies, Heart Shaped Creamy Beet Pasta for Two, and Small Batch Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make these chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes:
- Cupcake pan
- Cupcake liners
- Cookie scoop
- Piping Tips
- Piping Bags
- Flour
- Granulated sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Powdered sugar
- Strawberry jam
- Cream cheese
- Milk
- Egg
- Butter
- Vegetable oil
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Hot water
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Add your favorite filling. The only thing that could make these cupcakes even more delicious is a fun filling like strawberry jam, chocolate ganache, or creamy peanut butter!
- Have fun with toppings. Chocolate shavings, fresh strawberries, fun sprinkles, chopped nuts – the options are endless!
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe – it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Easy chocolate shavings: A super simple way to make chocolate shavings is to use a vegetable peeler on the edge of a bar of chocolate!
- If you don’t have any strawberry jam, you can also blend freeze-dried strawberries into a powder to add to the frosting – it will be a much brighter pink and a bit more tart!
FAQ
No – these cupcakes use cream cheese in the frosting, which can’t be left out at room temperature. Be sure to keep any leftovers in the fridge!
Sure! You can omit the cream cheese from this frosting recipe to make a regular strawberry buttercream, or you can use an entirely different recipe (or even store-bought!).
You can fill these cupcakes with chocolate ganache, peanut butter, another type of jam, caramel, a different flavor of frosting – there are tons of options!
You can store these cupcakes in a sealed container in the fridge for up to about a week, or in the freezer (preferably unfrosted) for 2-3 months.
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot/boiling water
For the frosting & filling:
- 5 tbsp strawberry jam 4 tbsp for filling, 1 tbsp for frosting
- 3 oz cream cheese room temp
- 8 tbsp butter room temp
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract optional
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- Into the same bowl, crack one egg, then add the milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract, whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully combined.
- Add the hot water to the cupcake batter and whisk well until the batter is smooth and water is fully incorporated.
- Using a cookie scoop for even distribution, fill each cupcake liner with batter about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool to room temperature before filling and frosting them.
For the frosting:
- While your cupcakes bake, in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter well until very light and fluffy, about 5 full minutes.
- Add in the cream cheese and beat into the butter until totally incorporated, then add the strawberry jam and beat until fully mixed together.
- Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, beating well in between both cups. If the frosting is too dry, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or an extra teaspoon of strawberry jam.
- The frosting should be sturdy, but if needed, you can chill it while the cupcakes finish baking so it firms up.
For assembly:
- Using a sharp knife, cut small holes out of the tops of each cupcake, saving the tops. Fill each hole with strawberry jam, then cover the jam with the cut-out cupcake tops. Filling 12 cupcakes should equal about 4 tbsp of jam, depending on how big you cut the holes, but you can use more or less if needed.
- Transfer the frosting to a prepared piping bag and pipe the frosting evenly over the cupcakes.
- Garnish your cupcakes as desired and enjoy!
Notes
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe – it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Easy chocolate shavings: A super simple way to make chocolate shavings is to use a vegetable peeler on the edge of a bar of chocolate!
- If you don’t have any strawberry jam, you can also blend freeze-dried strawberries into a powder to add to the frosting – it will be a much brighter pink and a bit more tart!
- Add your favorite filling. The only thing that could make these cupcakes even more delicious is a fun filling like strawberry jam, chocolate ganache, or creamy peanut butter!
- Have fun with toppings. Chocolate shavings, fresh strawberries, fun sprinkles, chopped nuts – the options are endless!
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