Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries

By Samantha Jacobs
@Sammyj2489

not my recipe but SO elegant. Perfect for when I catered my best friends romantic valentines dinner for he and his girlfriend.

There were lot's of oooo's and squels of delight. I'd say it was a hit! They were tasty AND eye catching. Perfect for their special date.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Comments:

4 Comments

Serves:

about 20

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

3/4 c: unsweeted cocoa powder
1 1/2 c: all purpose flour
1 1/2 c: sugar
1 1/2 tsp: baking soda
3/4 tsp: baking powder
3/4 tsp: salt
2: eggs
3/4 c: hot water
3/4 c: heavy cream
3 Tbsp: vegetable oil
2 Tbsp: vanilla extract
2 stick: butter, softened
4 c: confectioners' sugar
4 Tbsp: unsweeted cocoa powder, sifted
: as many strawberries as you have cupcakes about 18-24
: vodka, rum, or your choice of liquor 80 proof or higher (use bacardi 151 for fail-proof results).

How to Make Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
3Add eggs, water, heavy cream, oil and vanilla. Mix with a hand held mixer until smooth.
4Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each half full.
5Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
6FROSTING!!!!
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, cream together sugar, cocoa and butter; beginning on low speed then increase to high.
7Beat until fluffy and lightened in color.
8Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a decorative tip. Frost cupcakes.
9Hollow the strawberries carefully. If you pierce the side of the strawberry accidentally, start with a new one. Since you'll be setting the liquor aflame, it is important that the strawberry is leak-proof.
10Set one strawberry atop each frosted cupcake. Fill strawberries with liquor just before lighting (see tips). If you need to light them all at once, (say, for a party) use a turkey baster to quickly fill all the strawberries and a grill lighter in lieu of matches.