Name: Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 190 gms – 1 ½ cups flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp sea salt; 115 gms – 4 oz. unsalted butter (at room temperature); 125 gms – 1 cup + 2 tbsp packed brown sugar; 2 eggs (at room temperature); 1 tsp vanilla; ½ cup buttermilk or yogurt; 2 tbsp milk; 3 to 4 tbsp cocoa powder; 125 gms – 4.4 oz. butter (softened); 225 gms – 8 oz. icing sugar; Strawberry essence or syrup (to taste); Pink or Red colouring (optional)

I made these Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes for my youngest daughter’s birthday party… I can’t believe they were still sitting in my archive! Anyhow, if you remember, she had requested a Japanese/Doraemon themed-party, so I thought of decorating the cupcakes with little cherry blossoms made out of fondant. They were a hit, like cupcakes always are. Besides, all kids like strawberry flavoured desserts, and all kids like chocolate, right? Well… I liked them too! I always say I never grew up! Hahaha Enjoy!

Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes

Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes - perfect for kids and adults alike!

Course Dessert

Cuisine International

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes

Servings 15

Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

190 gms – 1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp sea salt
115 gms – 4 oz. unsalted butter at room temperature
125 gms – 1 cup + 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup buttermilk or yogurt
2 tbsp milk
3 to 4 tbsp cocoa powder

Strawberry Buttercream

125 gms – 4.4 oz. butter softened
225 gms – 8 oz. icing sugar
Strawberry essence or syrup to taste
Pink or Red colouring optional

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 165°C – 330°F and line muffin trays with papers.
Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
Then cream the butter, vanilla and brown sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until well incorporated. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Add the flour and cocoa powder mixture in three batches, alternating it with two additions of buttermilk (or yogurt) and milk. Beat until well combined.
Put the batter into the lined muffin tray cups, filling each to about half.
Bake for about 25 minutes or until cooked through.
When cooked, let them cool down in the tray for 10 minutes, then put them on a wire rack to cool down completely.

Strawberry Buttercream

Beat the softened butter with an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment for a few minutes and then slowly incorporate the icing sugar, strawberry essence/syrup, and pink colour (if using). Mix well.

To Assemble the cupcakes

Put the strawberry buttercream in a piping bag and decorate the chocolate cupcakes with it.
I also made some cherry blossoms using fondant to top the cupcakes with, but a strawberry would work great too.

Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes