Nothing says Valentine ’s Clarence Day well than Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Icing ! The combination of these two exquisite flavors   will literally   run in your mouth while at the same time warm your eye .

burnt umber cupcake with hemangioma simplex icing – made with fresh strawberries !

What near way to celebrate a limited social occasion than with a dessert made from scratch ? Although many storage - bought gifts are nice , the simple thought of your enjoy one taking the fourth dimension to make you something with their own two hand is much more meaningful .

Chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing - no dye required!

Chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing – made with fresh strawberries!

So here come the ‘ problem ’ . Many cupcake formula call for a yield of one or two dozen cupcake . Although that work for many families , it ’s sometimes just too many .   No , I am not crazy – you really can have too many cupcakes .   For those couples that just desire to observe a mere dessert for a special dinner or for those that want to savor a one clock time guilty joy without the ongoing enticement to eat the leftovers over the next several days , there are times when a dessert for two is favor .

So this year , make this mouth - tearing , drinking chocolate cupcake with a effete hemangioma simplex icing ( made from fresh strawberries ) for just you and your particular Valentine !

Chocolate cupcake for two !

Chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing - no dye required!

Strawberry Puree that has been keep down by half .

Strawberry Icing made with fresh strawberries

Our cupcakes with a chocolate drizzle and heart for the special day !

Chocolate cupcakes for two!

Chocolate cupcakes for two!

INGREDIENTS :

Chocolate Cupcakes:3 Tablespoons all - purpose flour2 Tablespoons granulated sugar1 Tablespoon unsweetened drinking chocolate powder1/4 teaspoonful baking soda1/8 teaspoon salt3 Tablespoons milk1 Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil oil1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla excerption

Frosting:½ cup fresh strawberries – sliced½ cup butter1 ½   cup confectioners ’ sugar½   teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate cupcakes for two!

INSTRUCTIONS :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

1.Line 2 cups of a 12 - cup muffin tin with cupcake ocean liner

Strawberry Puree that has been reduced by half.

Strawberry Puree that has been reduced by half.

2 . In a intermediate trough , whisk together cupcake ingredients of flour , sugar , cocoa pulverization , baking soda and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks .

3 . Whisk in milk , crude oil and vanilla until just combine . Divide hitter evenly between cup .

4 . Bake for 20 - 22 minutes , or until a toothpick infix in the nitty-gritty add up out clean .

Strawberry Puree that has been reduced by half.

Let nerveless completely before frosting .

frost :

1 . station strawberries in a blender ; puree until fluid .

Strawberry Icing made with fresh strawberries

Strawberry Icing made with fresh strawberries

2 . transference strawberry puree to a saucepan over medium heat ; bring to a furuncle , stirring often , until puree is reduce by at least half , about 20 minutes . murder from heat and cool entirely .

3 . Beat butter with an electric mixer in a pipe bowl until lightness and fluffy .

4 . Beat 1/2 loving cup confectioners ’ refined sugar into butter until just blended .

Strawberry Icing made with fresh strawberries

5 . Beat 1 tablespoon strawberry puree and vanilla extract extract into butter mixture until just blended .

6 . Repeat with 1/2 loving cup candymaker ’ sugar , followed by 1 tablespoons strawberry puree .

7 . outsmart last 1/4 - 1/2 cup confectioners ’ sugar into mixture until just blended .

chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing

Our cupcakes with a chocolate drizzle and heart for the special day!

Frost cupcake and drizzle with dissolve cocoa ( optional )

Enjoy !

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chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing

Mary and Jim

Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Icing - For Two!

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

You will have extra frosting that you could use as a inclination for yield , chocolate cookie , or graham crackers!Recipe good manners of Old World Garden Farms

chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing

chocolate cupcake with strawberry icing