Double Chocolate Cupcakes

Double Chocolate Cupcakes

need I say more? Chocolate is my go-to when baking, there are so many wonderful things you can me with it and these double chocolate cupcakes don’t disappoint.

I am in love with how they taste and fast super fast and easy to make! Perfect for a last-minute Valentine’s Day dessert or an everyday tasty treat.

These cupcakes are amazing all on their own but since Valentine’s Day is so close, I add chocolate covered strawberry on the top cupcake to give it more of a V-Day feeling but feel free to leave that part out if you don’t want it.

Cupcake Batter

The cupcake mix has a really amazing texture, it reminds me of a rich dense chocolate cake, and with the chocolate chips added into the dough, you really get that chocolate taste.

To make this double chocolate cupcake mix you are going to start off by adding the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium-size bowl. (Note that this bowl will be your main mixing bowl)

Once all the dry ingredients have been added to the bowl mix it all together with a whisk. My cocoa powder had some clumps so I whisked it until the clumps had been mixed into the flour.

Now that you have the dry ingredients mixed together set aside that bowl and grab a smaller bowl and add in your egg, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, and water.

Whisk together until combined, when it has been mixed together add it into the bowl with the dry ingredients.

Mix together until the cupcake mix is smooth, once the mix has been stirred together add in the chocolate chips, this is what makes the cupcakes double chocolate. You can leave the chocolate chips out if you just want a chocolate cupcake.

Once everything has been combined, line your cupcake pan with liners and fill each liner about half full with the cupcake mix. Once each liner has cupcake mix in it, cook in the oven at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until the toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

While the cupcakes are cooking you can start to make the chocolate cream cheese frosting. First, you are going to add into a mixer the butter, vanilla, cream cheese, cocoa powder, and powder sugar. Once all the ingredients are in the mixer, mix for 2-3 minutes or until the frosting is smooth.

Once the cupcakes are out of the oven, take then out of the cupcake pan and put them on a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Grab a microwave-safe bowl and add in chocolate chips with coconut oil and microwave in 20-30 second increments, until the chocolate is smooth and silky looking. While the chocolate is melting get a plate with parchment paper on it for the strawberries.

Use a toothpick to hold the strawberry while you dip it in the chocolate. Once you have the strawberries covered in chocolate put them on the parchment-covered plate and put them in the refrigerator while you frost the cupcakes.

Once you have the cupcakes frosted place a chocolate covered strawberry on each cupcake and enjoy!