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Rich Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe

Rich Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe

Rich Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes feature moist chocolate cupcakes with a hidden strawberry frosting filling, topped with silky ganache and fresh strawberry slices.
Perfect for Valentine’s Day, special occasions, or treating your loved ones (or yourself) to a decadent, pink-hued chocolate-strawberry delight.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 520
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cupcake Base
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee
  • 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder
Chocolate Topping Ganache
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
Strawberry Filling
  • 1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberries pulverized
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
Garnish
  • Fresh or freeze-dried strawberry slices

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk oil, sugar, egg, vanilla, and buttermilk until smooth.
  4. Combine wet and dry ingredients, then stir in hot coffee and espresso powder.
  5. Divide batter into muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full. Bake 20–22 minutes, cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to a rack.
  6. For ganache, heat cream until simmering, pour over chopped chocolate, wait 3 minutes, stir until smooth, chill 30 minutes.
  7. For filling, pulverize freeze-dried strawberries. Beat butter until fluffy, then mix in powdered sugar, strawberry powder, cream, vanilla, and pinch of salt.
  8. Core each cupcake to create a 1-inch cone-shaped cavity. Reserve the removed piece. Fill with strawberry frosting, then replace the top.
  9. Spread ganache over each cupcake. Top with strawberry slices. Serve immediately.

Notes

Chocolate, strawberry, and a little chaos—these cupcakes are messy, pink, and perfect for love. If the ganache drips or your filling oozes, it’s okay.
That’s part of the charm. Made with care, a little drama, and a lot of sugar, these cupcakes are basically Valentine’s Day in bite form.