Chocolate and strawberries

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire … romance and candlelight … chocolate and strawberries … some things were just meant for one another. 

Case in point: Chocolate Cupcakes Stuffed with Strawberry Chocolate Ganache and Frosted with Chocolate Glaze and Buttercream. 

I did make a few changes:

1) I prefer Dutch cocoa because it’s the epitome of chocolaty goodness.  However, if the recipe calls for unsweetened cocoa you’re suppose to add a bit of vegetable oil—and there’s a slight possibility that will make them fall a bit. 

2)  Since chocolate and strawberries always seem a bit lonely without a hint of cinnamon, I added some. 

Oh, and I made 12 rather than 8—thanks to a lapse in counting ability. This means my poor little cupcakes were pitifully sunken.  To make up for my guffaw, I simply filled the crater with strawberry chocolate ganache, threw the chocolate glaze down the disposal, and topped the wee cakes with a swirl of buttercream. 

A little taste of heaven, right in a cupcake liner. 

But do take heed: eat more than one and your libel to slip into a sugar coma.    

Still, I think they’d be perfect on an autumn evening, accompanied by large cups of coffee or tea, and the company of friends …

8 Comments

  3. Maddy

    Oh Amy!! You're killing me!! Especially now that I'm trying to get back on track with WW! These look sooooo goood!

  4. Manders

    I must say, they were quite delicious. Especially the next morning with a lovely cuppa joe…sigh. I love me a good cupcake.

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