Chocolate-Dipped Buttercream Cupcakes
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Unsalted Butter, softened
- 2 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup finely chopped strawberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 Land O Lakes Eggs (whites only)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups Land O Lakes Unsalted Butter, cut ino pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Place paper baking cups into muffin pan cups or grease cups; set aside.
- Place boiling water and cocoa into bowl; mix well.
- Let stand until slightly cooled.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl; set aside.
- Place 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter into bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.
- Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until combined.
- Add cocoa mixture; beat until well mixed.
- Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pan cups.
- Bake 18-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Combine all strawberry ingredients in saucepan; mix well.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble and is slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat.
- Set aside.
- Place 1 cup sugar and egg whites into bowl; place bowl over saucepan with gently boiling water.
- Cook, stirring often, until mixture reaches 165F.
- Remove from heat.
- Add salt; beat at medium speed 10 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
- Transfer to large bowl.
- Add butter, a few pieces at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture may look curdled, keep beating until fluffy).
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until mixture is smooth.
- Add strawberry mixture; beat until well mixed.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Refrigerate until dipping time.
- Place chocolate and shortening into bowl; microwave, stirring occasionally, 1-2 minutes or until melted.
- Cool 15 minutes or until just warm.
- Dip top 2/3 of frosting into melted chocolate; let stand until set.
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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/4148/chocolate-dipped-buttercream-cupcakes (may not work)