Whether your mom comes to watch your kids or is just there to listen to you, show her how much you appreciate her with an amazing dessert like these Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cupcakes!… because what mother doesn’t just want some chocolate at the end of a tiring day?!?
Being a mom is such a rewarding role but it’s also exhausting and comes with very few breaks and rarely any days off. I definitely needed a relaxing vacation, a break from cleaning, cooking, being a mom, blogging… and a time for my husband and I to just focus on our relationship. We of course love being together as a family with our kids but it’s good and important to have one-on-one time too. Oh and it’s good to have an occasional break so you don’t lose all sanity. And it’s good to indulge in a delicious dessert every once in awhile.
Ingredients
- For the Cupcakes:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For the Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 1.2 ounce package freeze dried strawberries
- 2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-3 teaspoons heavy whipping cream or milk
- For Ganache:
- 4 ounces about 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- For Garnish:
- 15 strawberries
Instructions
- For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with 15 cupcake liners.
- Mix flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.
- Place butter, chocolate, and cocoa together in a bowl and pour boiling water on top. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit two minutes. Mix until smooth and then add in the buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla.
- Whisk the liquid ingredients into the dry until smooth.
- Pour 1/4 cup batter into each paper liner. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Leave cupcakes in tin for 5 minutes before removing onto a cooling rack.
- For the Frosting:
- Place freeze dried berries in the blender and puree until a fine powder. Sift into a bowl to remove large pieces that didn't get blended.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and strawberry powder in an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time. Add vanilla and then the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired thickness.
- For the Ganache:
- Place chocolate in a bowl and pour hot whipping cream on top. Cover and let it sit for two minutes and then stir until smooth. Let the ganache cool for about 5 minutes before dipping strawberries.
- To Assemble:
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, pipe on the frosting. Dip strawberries in the ganache and immediately press into the frosted cupcake.
- Serve within 2 hours or store in the fridge. Allow to come to room temperate for serving.
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