Dark Raspberry Dove Chocolate Cupcakes With Raspberry Buttercream
February 14, 2012 by Laurie
Filed under Featured, Food & Recipes, General
I was thinking of ways to wish you all Happy Valentine’s Day, or just wish you all a happy day. So my taste buds decided to take over. I have an addiction to thee new Dove chocolates that I found in the store one day while I was crabby, PMS’ing and needed chocolate. If you haven’t tried them, they are the Dove Raspberry Dark Chocolate Promises. They are the perfect ratio of chocolate to raspberry and I have to hide my stash in the house.
So I decided, what if I put these in a chocolate cupcake for Valentine’s Day, or any day for that matter? So I came up with a little recipe to celebrate this day of love…love for your loved one, love for yourself, love of all things chocolate, or just plain old LOVE!
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- ¾ cup baking cocoa (dutch process or dark cocoa preferably)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ boiling water (see note below)
- 21 Dark Chocolate Raspberry Dove Chocolates Melted
Directions:
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Heat oven to 350°F.
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Line Cupcake pan with paper or foil liners of your choice
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In large mixer bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
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Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
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Stir in boiling water by hand and then add the melted Dove Chocolates
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Pour batter into baking cups about 3/4 full or a little more if you are daring.
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Bake cupcakes 15-20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire racks.
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup fresh raspberries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
- Reserved Dove Chocolates for shavings
Preparation
- Be sure to wash and thoroughly dry raspberries before adding to frosting.Beat Raspberries, Butter, Vanilla and salt together at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended and smooth after each addition.
Top each cupcake with frosting and sprinkle some pretty decorations on top with a few shavings of Dove Chocolates and you have a very tasty Valentine or anytime treat! Enjoy!!!!
Very yummy!
mmmmmm, how delicious these sound and look!
OH my word. Those look so good, and I’m in love with the taste of raspberry and chocolate together.
Oh so yummy!!
Those sound so good!
Oh so pretty! It looks about as delicious as lovely!
It looks so good.
I LOVE raspberry and chocolate together!
Oh my yum! Thanks for sharing!
They look almost too good to eat!
that sounds so yummy
Yum, yum! Looks amazing!
Yum, one of my favorite combinations…chocolate and raspberry.
looks delish! I love raspberries
Wonderful recipe!
I love chocolate and raspberry!
Oh my goodness girl – these look incredible.
I think I am in heaven!
that sounds and looks incredable yummy!!
Looks delish!!
Sounds delicious!
Would love to try this!
Oh, they look yummy!
Wow, these look delicious! The chocolate shavings on top really add a nice touch. I love cupcakes, so I may have to try these some time.
Hmm, that looks really good!
Looks so good!
I think this would be good to make for my daughter’s birthday.
Looks good!
Back to pick up this recipe!
Wow! Those look absolutely delicious!
Wow – those look amazing! I pinned it so I could remember to make these for Easter dinner!
I am still determined to make these but I am thinking I may have to leave off the raspberry topping b/c while I love the fruit, I am not a fan of raspberry flavored stuff for some reason 🙂
These look so delicious!
Oh does that look yummy!
These look like heaven!
This looks SO good!
Looks so good!
This looks delicious!
These look amazing — you always make the most beautiful cupcakes!
Beautiful and a great combination of flavors!
These look so yummy
These look and sound delicious.