Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cupcakes
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cupcakes
Prep time 25 mins
Cook time 15 mins
Total time 40 mins
Author: Garnish & Glaze
Serves: 15
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
For the Frosting:
For Ganache:
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
For the Frosting:
For the Ganache:
To Assemble:
source:http://www.garnishandglaze.com
Prep time 25 mins
Cook time 15 mins
Total time 40 mins
Author: Garnish & Glaze
Serves: 15
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Frosting:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 (1.2 ounce) package freeze dried strawberries
- 2½ to 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-3 teaspoons heavy whipping cream (or milk)
For Ganache:
- 4 ounces (about ⅔ cup) semi-sweet chocolate
- ½ cup whipping cream
- For Garnish:
- 15 strawberries
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with 15 cupcake liners.
- Mix flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.
- Place butter, chocolate, and cocoa together in a bowl and pour boiling water on top. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit two minutes. Mix until smooth and then add in the buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla.
- Whisk the liquid ingredients into the dry until smooth.
- Pour ¼ cup batter into each paper liner. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Leave cupcakes in tin for 5 minutes before removing onto a cooling rack.
For the Frosting:
- Place freeze dried berries in the blender and puree until a fine powder. Sift into a bowl to remove large pieces that didn't get blended.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and strawberry powder in an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time. Add vanilla and then the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired thickness.
For the Ganache:
- Place chocolate in a bowl and pour hot whipping cream on top. Cover and let it sit for two minutes and then stir until smooth. Let the ganache cool for about 5 minutes before dipping strawberries.
To Assemble:
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, pipe on the frosting. Dip strawberries in the ganache and immediately press into the frosted cupcake.
- Serve within 2 hours or store in the fridge. Allow to come to room temperate for serving.
source:http://www.garnishandglaze.com