Easy and fun, these are the perfect Valentine’s Day cupcake!
The story begins: “I had an extra tub of strawberry frosting….”
Last fall, as I was preparing to leave the Navajo reservation and move back to the Midwest, I committed to using up everything in my cupboards rather than buying any new food that I would have to fit in my car for that long trip home.
One of the items in the back of my baking cupboard was one tub of strawberry frosting, and it was the inspiration for this yummy (and incredibly easy!) cupcake idea.
I used a chocolate mix for these cupcakes (also remaining in my cupboard), but you could certainly make your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe for these.
When they all were done and I’d taken some pictures, I decided to hold this recipe for February as a fun Valentine’s Day treat! Here it is!!! (printable version)
INGREDIENTS:
- One boxed chocolate cake mix (with water, oil and eggs to make according to package)
- One tub of strawberry frosting
- 1/2 cup of whipping cream
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 Pink Sixlets candies
and sprinkles (as desired for decoration)
DIRECTIONS:
- Make cake mix according to package and bake in 24 cupcake liners placed in tins as directed. Cool.
- Make chocolate sauce by melting whipping cream and chocolate chips together in a sauce pan, stirring often, until fully melted and smooth.
- Spoon strawberry frosting into a microwave-safe bowl, and heat for 15-30 seconds until smooth and liquid when stirred.
- Grasp a cooled cupcake by the bottom and dip the entire top of the cupcake into the softened strawberry frosting. Set each cupcake on a cookie sheet and set these in the refrigerator to harden up for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Gently spoon a dollop of chocolate onto the center of a cupcake and smooth it toward the edges, trying to keep it from running over. A couple of mine did and they were fine once they hardened up, just a little messy.
- Place decorations on immediately and refrigerate until both chocolate and strawberry frosting are firm. They should be fine at room temperature once they have hardened.
- Enjoy!
My thoughts: These are such an easy cupcake to make, but they are SO yummy- and cute! I love the chocolate and strawberry combination. I hope you have a chance to make these for YOUR sweetheart this year! ~Enjoy!
Other fun Valentine recipe ideas (just click on a photo to see the recipe!)
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