chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes

Ingredients For chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes

• STRAWBERRY CAKE
• 1 pkg

  strawberry cake mix
• 1 pkg

  vanilla or strawberry (when you can find it) instant pudding mix
• replace water on mix package with strawberry milk (or reg milk)
• eggs as listed on mix
• oil as listed on mix
• 1/2 c

  fresh strawberries - finely chopped
• CHOCOLATE FILLING
• 1 pkg

  chocolate instant pudding mix
• 1 1/2 c

  milk
• 1 pkg

  cream cheese (8 oz) room temp
• 1

  cool whip
• STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
• 1 c

  unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 c

  powdered sugar
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  strawberry jam
• 3-6

  drops of red food coloring as needed to make it pink.
• 3-4 Tbsp

  heavy cream, cold
• CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
• 1 c

  unsalted butter, softened
• 3 1/2-4 c

  powdered sugar
• 1/2-3/4 c

  cocoa powder ( more if you like it darker chocolate)
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 3-4 Tbsp

  heavy cream, cold