Description
Rich chocolate cupcakes filled with bursts of fresh raspberries and topped with silky chocolate frosting. These moist cupcakes balance deep cocoa flavor with bright berry sweetness for a bakery-style dessert everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 ounces melted dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl combine eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Slowly mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients until combined.
- Gently fold in raspberries and chocolate chips.
- Fill cupcake liners about two-thirds full with batter.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat softened butter until fluffy, then gradually mix in powdered sugar.
- Add melted dark chocolate and heavy cream, beating until smooth and creamy.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and garnish with fresh raspberries if desired.
Notes
- Toss raspberries lightly in flour before adding them to the batter to prevent sinking.
- Do not overmix the batter or the cupcakes may become dense.
- Store frosted cupcakes in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Add a spoonful of raspberry jam inside each cupcake for extra berry flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg