Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes
What makes these cupcakes special is the use of FRESH strawberries. Mix in a few mini chocolate chips, top with cream cheese frosting and you have a perfect dessert.
You’ll be surprised at how not overly sweet these are. You might even fool yourself into eating two….or three.
ingredients:
1 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups cake flour
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cup fresh strawberries, chopped small
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
cream cheese frosting (recipe here)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prep a cupcake pan with liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and the sugar. Add the eggs, then the vanilla until. combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Alternate the whisked dry ingredients with the milk into the butter mixture until combined.
Fold in the strawberries and the mini chocolate chips, then spoon batter into prepped liners.
Bake for 17 – 20+ mins. With fresh fruit it sometimes takes longer to thoroughly bake. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Let cool on a wire rack.
When cooled frost with cream cheese frosting.
Those look wonderful!!! Will try this weekend when visiting Mom!
Where do you get those adorable liners (or do you make them yourself)?
I’ve never tried baking in those liners. Looks crazy, but the result looks great.
I like those liners too.
I watched 3 episodes of cupcake wars back to back yesterday and I think every episode used real strawberries in the batter and I was like, “Duh! Why didn’t I think of that!?” And here you are, confirming genius. 🙂
This cupcakes look awesome and look like a recipe I would seriously and happily prefer to try out this weekend! Lovely blog and great pictures!!
i’m a huge fan of your recipes, i just made the pineapple spareribs tonight, yum! i think i’m going to make these for my son’s bday next week with your mascarpone frosting! how many cupcakes does this recipe make? and for your frosting – is that enough for 24 or should i double? thanks!
When I get home my first stop is in my garden to pick some fresh strawberries ant then I will seal myself in the kitchen and try your reciepe… It looks stunning and not very hard to make! Thank you for the ideea!
@B
It makes 24 cupcakes and the mascarpone frosting should probably be doubled.
@Sandy
Thanks! They are petal liners and I got them at my local cake supply store!
These cupcakes were amazing! Thanks so much for this recipe!