Description
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes are the ultimate dessert to impress your loved ones, especially on Valentine’s Day. These indulgent treats feature a moist chocolate cupcake base topped with creamy strawberry frosting and finished off with delightful chocolate-covered strawberries. Bursting with rich flavors and stunning presentation, they are perfect for any celebration or as a sweet surprise for someone special. With just a few simple ingredients and straightforward steps, you can create these heavenly cupcakes that will leave everyone wanting more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
- 16 strawberries, washed and dried
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup salted butter (room temperature)
- Powdered sugar for frosting
Instructions
- Melt dark chocolate wafers and dip strawberries; let cool.
- Preheat oven to 300°F (148°C). Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another. Combine both.
- Gradually add hot water until batter is thin; fill cupcake liners halfway.
- Bake for 18-23 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For frosting, puree chopped strawberries, then beat with butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and top with chocolate-covered strawberries.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (75g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg