Description
Delicious cupcakes filled with fresh strawberries and topped with strawberry buttercream and chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, chopped (for the filling)
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam (for the filling)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (for the buttercream)
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted (for the buttercream)
- 2–3 tablespoons strawberry puree (for the buttercream)
- 1–2 teaspoons heavy cream (for the buttercream)
- A pinch of salt (for the buttercream)
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (for the ganache)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for the ganache)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (for the ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ยฐF. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Sift together all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat melted unsalted butter and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract, and beat well.
- Stir in sour cream and milk into the butter mixture.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients and whisk in boiling water until blended.
- Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full with batter. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool fully.
- For the filling, mix chopped strawberries with strawberry jam. Cut a small circle in the top of each cooled cupcake and fill with the strawberry mixture.
- To make the strawberry buttercream, beat softened butter with powdered sugar, strawberry puree, heavy cream, and salt until light and fluffy.
- For the chocolate ganache, heat heavy cream until simmering, pour over chopped chocolate with butter, and stir until smooth.
- Frost each cupcake with strawberry buttercream and drizzle chocolate ganache on top. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Let cupcakes sit at room temperature for 15-30 minutes before serving to soften the buttercream.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg