My mom loved strawberries. I can remember a fresh bowl of berries being a staple on the counter next to the sink all summer long. Her favorite was to slice them, sprinkle with sugar, and let them sit a while to make their own syrup. Yum!
Oh how things changed when we found out how easy it is to make our own chocolate-dipped strawberries. That was a few decades ago but I am still in LOVE with this very simple treat.
So, I decided to turn this into a cupcake.
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I started with a basic recipe for vanilla cupcakes.
Then, I added
Then, I added
a CUP of diced strawberries
and
a CUP of mini chocolate chips.
The raw batter would have been enough of a treat right there but I’m just not in the mood for food poisoning so I went ahead and baked them into regular and mini sized cupcakes.
Although they’re perfect just like this,
I wanted to add some intense strawberry flavor.
So, I did what I had to do…
I poked holes in the top…
To fill them with this VERY tasty strawberry puree:
Yes!
I poured it over the cupcakes and let it soak in
just like a rum cake.
For the minis, I piped the puree inside.
But wait!
There’s still the frosting.
I was on a hunt for a
dark chocolate frosting
recipe that makes the final result very shiny,
smooth, and full of chocolate.
This is on Martha Stewart’s website
and it is exactly what I wanted.
It looks just like chocolate I would use for
dipping berries.
It’s made with a LOT of semi-sweet chocolate.
It’s not quite ready. One more thing –
Now she’s done.
Oh my, this turned out soooo good!
When you bite down into the center,
you get a bite of strawberry soaked cake
and smooth chocolate.
A perfect match.
Cake Recipe:
Martha’s Vanilla Cupcakes
!!!Don’t forget to fold in diced strawberries and mini chocolate chips at the end!!!
Strawberry Puree Recipe:
3/4 lb strawberries
1/3 C sugar
1-2 tsp lemon juice
Place all ingredients in the blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Leftover puree can be used for pancakes, milkshakes, ice cream, or strawberry milk.
Frosting Recipe:
Martha’s Dark Chocolate Frosting
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Oh wow. Yeah, I'll be making that!
Those sound yummy! I love that strawberry on the top!
SO happy you shared your graham crackers with us the other day but now I see you were holding back! haha Just teasing but seriously these look SO good. I LOVE strawberries. 🙂
I am on a diet and those desserts are really tempting me to eat some of that in the weekend. My husband should stop me from eating those but I probably punch him if he stops me. Lol. I should try the cupcake with the strawberry on the top. Those are truly indulging. Thanks for sharing.
Yum-ola! This looks fabulous. As a big fan of both strawberries (I like them with a bit of sugar like your mom) and chocolate, these are right up my alley!
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Have a sugary-sweet day!
Good gosh honey I should no better than to stop by here before bedtime…Wow have you got me wanting some of these.
Then I stroll down to your other post and oh my I could die for some of that bread. hahaha
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Those look AMAZING!!! 🙂
I saw this on Between U & Me
Yummy!!! No calories, right???
Wicked, wicked wicked cupcakes, these should have been called. Love the idea of everything, I love fresh strawberries baked in, but then you added chocolate, then soaking it then the frosting and then topping it. You are such a BAD girl, I LOVE it.
Yummiola! Wow, I can taste them now.
🙂
ButterYum
Wow! This looks and sounds so yummy. When I was looking at your blog, my husband saw the picture of the chocolate frosting; it took his breath away.
Now THAT is shiny frosting. I love how it seems to gleam and glow in the light. Great eye catcher and a tasty one at that.
This one is truly fantastic. This is perfect for family reunion snacks. My grandma will be surprise if I bake cupcakes sweet as those. Thanks for sharing this one.
does the frosting stays shiny. for how long. some turn matte ,losing their shine after a while