These cupcakes are a vanilla, chocolate and strawberry dream come true!
These take a little time and patience, but they are so worth it!
Ingredients
Chocolate cake
- 1/3 C cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 C boiling water
- 1/4 C unsalted sweet cream butter , melted
- 2 1/2 Tbsp canola oil
- 3/4 C + 2 Tbsp sugar
- 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 large egg, room temp
- 1 large egg yolk (reserve white for white portion of cupcake)
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
- 1 C flour
Vanilla Cupcake
- 1 1/2 C cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 7 Tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter , softened
- 3/4 C sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/2 C whole milk
- 1 tsp Strawberry extract
- pink food coloring
Makes 20 cupcakes
Baking the chocolate cupcake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside
Using a large heat proof mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and baking soda.
Carefully pour in boiling water and whisk until bubbling subsides and mixture is well blended, allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Using a standing mixer, cream together melted butter, Canola oil, sugar, vanilla and salt until well combined.
Mix in egg and egg yolk until combined.
Mix in cocoa mixture until combined
Gradually mix in flour until combined, while scraping down sides and bottom of bowl.
Spoon an even 1/8 cup of the chocolate cake mix into the cupcake liners and set aside
Baking the Vanilla cupcake:
Using a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt until combined, set aside
Using a standing mixer, cream together the whip together butter and sugar until fluffy.
In separate mixing bowl whisk together milk, egg whites and vanilla extract until well blended.
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture, then mix until combined, then add 1/2 of the milk/egg mixture and mix on low speed until combined
Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until combined, then add remaining 1/2 of the milk/egg mixture and mix on low until combined
Add last 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
Split the batter into two bowls and add 1 tsp of the strawberry extract and a few drops of pink food coloring and mix until combined
Gently dollop a heaping 1/8 cup of the strawberry cake mix over chocolate layer
Gently dollop 1/8 C of the vanilla cake mix over the strawberry layer
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
Allow to cool completely
Frosting ingredients
Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 1 C Hershey cocoa powder
- 3 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp chocolate extract
- 1 piping bag fitted with large star tip
Directions:
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, chocolate and vanilla extract until combined and smooth on medium speed until creamy
If the frosting is to thin, mix in 1/4 C more of powdered sugar. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl!
Scoop into 1 piping bag fitted with a large star tip
Vanilla frosting
Ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 4-5 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 piping bag fitted with a star tip
- Pink sprinkles
- chocolate ice cream cone, broken into large pieces
- Marachinos cherries
Directions:
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy
Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth
If the frosting is to thin, mix in 1/4 C more of powdered sugar
Split frosting into two bowls
Add a few drops of pink coloring into one bowl and mix until combined
Scoop the vanilla frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip
Scoop the pink frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip
Decorating :
Using the chocolate frosting, pipe a large circle onto the cupcake
Using the pink frosting, pipe a semi smaller circle on top of the chocolate frosting
Using the vanilla frosting pipe a even smaller circle on top of the pink frosting
Sprinkle pink sprinkles and top with a chocolate cone piece and cherry
Enjoy! They are almost too pretty to eat!
