Anything romantic like chocolate and strawberries? I doubt! This chocolate and strawberry cupcake with a chocolate-dipped strawberry is the perfect combination of rich chocolate and fresh strawberry. I think cupcakes are the best way to express yourself!
Ingredient
For the Cupcake– 1 ½ cups All-purpose Flour– ⅔ cup Cocoa Powder– 1 ½ cups White Sugar – 2 Egg– ½ cup Vegetable Oil– 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract– ¾ cup Milk– ⅓ cup Hot Water– 2 teaspoon Baking Powder– ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda– ½ teaspoon Salt
Ingredient
For the Strawberry Italian Meringue Buttercream– 1 batch Italian Meringue Buttercream– 360 g Strawberries fresh or frozen– ¼ cup Sugar– ½ teaspoon lemon juice– 1 tablespoon Freeze Dried Strawberry Powder For the Chocolate Dipped Strawberrie– 1 punnet Fresh Strawberrie– 2 cups Chopped Chocolate– ½ cup White Chocolate
Direction
1
Using cupcake liners, prepare a muffin pan and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2
Bake Chocolate Cupcakes
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl. Mix in eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla for a few minutes until combined.
3
Add hot water and stir. Batter will be liquid.
Insert batter into cupcake liners and bake for 18 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
4
Make chocolate-dipped strawberries
Return strawberries to the fridge to chill after washing.
Put parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Melt ⅔ of the chocolate in 30 second increments in the microwave.
5
Chocolate that is properly tempered should set quickly. After setting, melt white chocolate in 30-second increments and draw thin lines on chocolate-dipped strawberries with a piping bag or teaspoon.
6
Make Strawberry Italian Meringue Buttercream.
Strawberry reduction: Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and boil.
When strawberries start to break down, use a potato masher to finish.
7
Make Italian Meringue Buttercream as instructed.
Add strawberry reduction to buttercream after cooling and whip until smooth. A teaspoon of freeze-dried strawberry powder adds strawberry flavour. This tastes great without it!