chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: FOR CUPCAKES!; 3/4 cup(s) unsweeted cocoa powder; 1 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 - eggs; 3/4 cup(s) hot water; 3/4 cup(s) heavy cream; 3 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; FOR FROSTING; 2 stick(s) butter, softened; 4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 4 tablespoon(s) 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).

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not my photo, mine were not as prett but the effect was the same!! lots of OOOO's and AHHHHH's

review

Recipe by

Samantha Jacobs

@Sammyj2489

Manchester, NH

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.

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yield serving(s)

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries

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).

How To Make chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2
Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
3
Add eggs, water, heavy cream, oil and vanilla. Mix with a hand held mixer until smooth.
4
Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each half full.
5
Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
6
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.
7
Beat until fluffy and lightened in color.
8
Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a decorative tip. Frost cupcakes.
9
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.
10
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.
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chocolate cupcakes with flaming strawberries

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