Description
These Best Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes are a rich chocolate dessert topped with fluffy raspberry frosting and finished with fresh berries for a beautiful bakery-style treat. They are perfect for a quick dessert idea, party dessert, easy baking recipe, holiday treat, Valentine’s Day sweets, and elegant food ideas when you want something fruity, chocolatey, and simple to make at home.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup hot coffee
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup freeze-dried raspberry powder
2 tablespoons heavy cream
12 fresh raspberries
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add the egg, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract, then mix until combined.
4. Slowly pour in the hot coffee and stir until the batter is smooth and thin.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, then cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
7. Beat the softened butter until creamy, then mix in the powdered sugar, freeze-dried raspberry powder, and heavy cream until light and fluffy.
8. Frost the completely cooled cupcakes and top each one with a fresh raspberry.
Notes
Do not frost the cupcakes before they are fully cooled, or the raspberry frosting can melt and lose its shape.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
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