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 – 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 !

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!
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

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.
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 .

Let nerveless completely before frosting .
frost :
1 . station strawberries in a blender ; puree until fluid .

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 .

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 .

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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Mary and Jim
Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Icing - For Two!
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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

