Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: about 20
Ingredients: FOR CUPCAKES!; 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; FOR FROSTING; 2 stick butter, softened; 4 c confectioners' sugar; 4 Tbsp unsweeted cocoa powder, sifted; STRAWBERRIES!!; 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).

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 vote5

Comments:

4 Comments

Serves:

about 20

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

FOR CUPCAKES!
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
FOR FROSTING
2 stick

butter, softened
4 c

confectioners' sugar
4 Tbsp

unsweeted cocoa powder, sifted
STRAWBERRIES!!
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as many strawberries as you have cupcakes about 18-24
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vodka, rum, or your choice of liquor 80 proof or higher (use bacardi 151 for fail-proof results).
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How to Make Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
Add eggs, water, heavy cream, oil and vanilla. Mix with a hand held mixer until smooth.
Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each half full.
Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
FROSTING!!!!
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.
Beat until fluffy and lightened in color.
Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a decorative tip. Frost cupcakes.
Hollow 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.
Set 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.