Strawberry Puffcakeschocolate cupcakes topped with strawberry cream and dipped in chocolate. This dessert is easy and delicious!

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STRAWBERRY PUFFCAKES

My husband and I eat chocolate dipped strawberries every year for Valentine’s Day and I thought why not try to replicate that in cupcake form. These are chocolate cupcakes topped with a light strawberry frosting then dipped in melted chocolate. Seriously melt in your mouth yummy!
 
Just make your favorite chocolate cupcakes and then pipe this fresh strawberry frosting. I use the word frosting but it’s pretty light and almost like a whipped cream. I like to just use a Ziploc back with the tip cut off to pipe it on. If you pipe as much as I did you may have to double your frosting recipe. 🙂
 I did pipe a couple of big ones and a couple of smaller ones for my kids.
 
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Melt chocolate chips with a little oil to make it a good consistency and then dip away. It almost looks like a dipped cone from Dairy Queen and come to think of it…it kind of tasted like one.
 
So pretty. I stuck some sliced strawberries in before chilling them.
Oops…there are a couple of missing cupcakes in the picture below.
 
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Taste-testing casualties.
 
My husband likes them chilled straight out of the fridge. I prefer mine to sit for about 15 minutes then then strawberry cream is soft and heavenly.

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Strawberry Puffcakes

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My husband and I eat chocolate dipped strawberries every year for Valentine's Day and I thought why not try to replicate that in cupcake form. These are chocolate cupcakes topped with a light strawberry frosting then dipped in melted chocolate. 
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix, (and eggs and oil package calls for)

Frosting:

  • ½ cup fresh strawberries, hulled
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but still slightly cold, (2 sticks)
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Chocolate Topping:

  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • For the Cupcakes: Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners and bake cupcakes according to package directions. Let cupcakes cool.
  • For the Frosting: Place 1/2 cup of strawberries in a food processor or blender and process until pureed into liquid.
  • Beat butter and salt until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar slowly until combined. It will be dry but be patient...it will come together.
  • Add vanilla extract, and 4 Tablespoons of pureed strawberries. Mix until just blended.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes using the tip below.
  • Chill cupcakes in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to harden the frosting so that they are easier to dip. Sometimes in stick mine in the freezer to speed up the process.
  • Decorating Tip: An easy way to pipe frosting without using fancy decorating tips is to fill a Ziploc bag with some of the frosting and cut off one of the corners on the bottom of the bag to about the size of a nickel. Begin piping your frosting. I like to make a cone shape.
  • For the chocolate topping: Place chocolate chips and oil in a microwave safe boil and microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted. Let cool slightly before dipping your cupcakes. You don't want to melt the frosting right off!
  • Carefully dip the chilled cupcakes in the melted chocolate just once. At this point you can garnish with strawberry fans if desired. To make a strawberry fan just cut the stem off then make vertical slices starting from the bottom of the strawberry to the top, but not slicing all the way through. Then "fan" your strawberry and place on the cupcake.
  • Once dipped, place the cupcakes in the refrigerator so that the chocolate can set up. Your pan of finished cupcakes will weigh about 20 pounds. Just warning you. Consider this your work out for the day.
  • Serve chilled or pull them out of the fridge for about 15 minutes before serving (that's how I like them).

Notes

Source: The Girl Who Ate Everything
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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