Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

Luscious, strawberry-infused frosting turns these chocolate cupcakes with strawberry frosting pretty pink and perfect for any occasion.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

When you have a surfeit of strawberries, and you’ve made jam, cake, and eaten them every which way yet still have some left, there’s only one thing left to do: make strawberry buttercream to perch atop dark chocolate cupcakes. This frosting is so easy to make – just butter, vanilla, a little milk, powdered sugar, and strawberries. I paired it with a batch of chocolate cupcakes, but vanilla (or even lemon-flavored) cupcakes would be lovely, too.

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

Nicole Spiridakis

Luscious, strawberry-infused frosting turns these chocolate cupcakes with strawberry frosting pretty pink and perfect for any occasion.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 cupcakes

Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the cupcakes

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup water

For the strawberry buttercream

• ¼ cup unsalted butter, well-softened at room temperature
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2-3 tablespoons whole milk, plus more if needed
• ½ cup chopped strawberries

Instructions

 

For the cake

• Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

For the frosting

• In a large bowl bowl cream the butter, then add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add 1 tablespoon milk and keep beating until the frosting is creamy. Add the strawberries and beat well until strawberries are pureed and frosting is pink.
• If the frosting is dry, add more milk, 1 tsp. at a time, until it is creamy but still holds peaks.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 191mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 122IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg

Did you make this recipe?Let me know in the comments how it went!