Description
Delicious cupcakes topped with strawberry buttercream and dipped in rich chocolate, perfect for parties or as a special treat.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (for dipping)
- Strawberry buttercream frosting (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add oil, vanilla extract, buttermilk, and egg, then mix until smooth.
- Fold in the chopped strawberries.
- Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full with batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
- For the buttercream, blend butter and powdered sugar, then mix in pureed strawberries.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with strawberry buttercream.
- Melt chocolate chips and dip the tops of the frosted cupcakes into the chocolate.
- Let the chocolate set before serving.
Notes
Use ripe strawberries for the best taste. Do not overmix the batter. Cool the cupcakes fully before frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg