These Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes are guaranteed to be a huge hit with your family. They are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and easy to make. Just gather your ingredients and follow the easy directions! The best part: the strawberry frosting is homemade and only requires 5 ingredients!
You can never go wrong with the combination of strawberries and chocolate! Oh, my! My mouth waters just thinking about it!
So, if you are a lover of chocolate-covered strawberries AND chocolate cupcakes, you simply must try this easy recipe.
They are guaranteed to be a big hit and sure to become a family favorite!
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For now, I am sure your mouth is watering just waiting on the recipe for our oh so yum Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes! So, let’s get to it!
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe
Makes 18 cupcakes
Ingredients needed:
- 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)
- OR make Chocolate Cupcakes from scratch!
- 18 Strawberries
- 3/4 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 4-5 cups Powdered Icing Sugar, as needed
- 2-3 Tablespoons Milk or Cream, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Strawberry Extract
How to make these yummy Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes:
Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package directions.
As the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the chocolate-covered strawberries.
Wash, dry and remove the green stem from the strawberries.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Melt the milk chocolate chips in the microwave in 35 second increments, stir well in between each reheating.
Dip each strawberry in the melted chocolate chips, coating the strawberries completely. (A toothpick or dipping tool comes in handy for this.)
Place the chocolate-coated strawberries on the prepared baking sheet and repeat the process with all strawberries.
Allow the chocolate on the strawberries to set for at least 45 minutes.
For the strawberry buttercream, beat the butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
Add the milk and strawberry extract and beat until combined.
Adjust the texture or flavor of the frosting, as needed, with additional sugar, milk or strawberry extract.
Scoop the buttercream into a piping bag fit with a large star tip.
Swirl the strawberry buttercream onto the cooled chocolate cupcakes and top each cupcake with a chocolate-covered strawberry.
Print this yummy Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes recipe!
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
These Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes are guaranteed to be a huge hit with your family. They are melt in your mouth delicious and easy to make. Just gather your ingredients and follow the easy directions!
Ingredients
- 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)
- 18 Strawberries
- 3/4 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 4-5 cups Powdered Icing Sugar, as needed
- 2-3 Tablespoons Milk or Cream, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Strawberry Extract
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package directions.
- As the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the chocolate-covered strawberries.
- Wash, dry and remove the green stem from the strawberries.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Melt the milk chocolate chips in the microwave in 35 second increments, stir well in between each reheating.
- Dip each strawberry in the melted chocolate chips, coating the strawberries completely. (A toothpick or dipping tool comes in handy for this.)
- Place the chocolate-coated strawberries on the prepared baking sheet and repeat the process with all strawberries.
- Allow the chocolate on the strawberries to set for at least 45 minutes.
- For the strawberry buttercream, beat the butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk and strawberry extract and beat until combined.
- Adjust the texture or flavor of the frosting, as needed, with additional sugar, milk or strawberry extract.
- Scoop the buttercream into a piping bag fit with a large star tip.
- Swirl the strawberry buttercream onto the cooled chocolate cupcakes and top each cupcake with a chocolate-covered strawberry.
Notes
Tired of boxed cupcakes? Try our favorite chocolate cupcake recipe!
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