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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • Chocolate cake mix + all ingredients to make it**
  • 24 strawberries
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • chocolate chips
  • ½ cup red candy melts
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoon milk
  • 1 drop (about half a dime) pink gel food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Prepare cupcakes according to cake mix’s directions. Allow for the cupcakes to cool before decorating.
  • Line a pan with wax paper. Microwave chocolate chips in 30-second intervals until completely melted.
  • Dip 12 of the strawberries in the melted chocolate and place gently on lined pan.
  • Microwave red candy melts in 30-second intervals until completely melted - stir between each interval.
  • Scoop melted candy in a piping bag and drizzle each chocolate-covered strawberry. Allow to set.
  • Carve out a cavity in each cupcake. Use a paring knife to carve out a circle in the center of each cupcake, about one inch in diameter and one inch deep.
  • Cut off the top of the remaining strawberries and insert one in each cupcake.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk on low speed.
  • Once the ingredients are well-combined, add drop of pink gel food coloring.
  • Mix until buttercream is completely tinted.
  • Scoop buttercream in a piping bag - cut off the tip and frost each cupcake.
  • Place one chocolate-covered strawberry on each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

**Most cake mixes yield 24 cupcakes - to prepare this recipe, divide all measurements in half to yield 12 cupcakes
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