Valentine’s Day is almost here. What are you making or getting your sweetie? How about some decadent chocolate raspberry filled cupcakes? Oh yes I did! I made these from scratch and so can you.
I received an exquisite Kitchen Aid Candy Apple Red Artisan Mixer from my sweetie as a Christmas gift and he just had his fortieth (40th) birthday so I thought I’d better actually use the gift and do something nice for him. See, I was flying back from a visit home on his birthday and totally missed spending it with him. I think I recovered pretty well after I offered up some kisses served him up a batch of these babies!
Ingredients for Cupcake Batter
1 cup real butter (not margarine) room temperature
1 cup vegetable shortening
pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered (confectioners) sugar
1/4 – 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2-2/3 cup reserved raspberries
Thoroughly cream butter and shortening . Beat in the vanilla. Add sugar, one cup at a time until blended. When the sugar is completely beaten in and the sides of the bowl are scraped down, add the whipping cream, beating at the highest speed until super fluffy, about one minute. Now, gently fold in raspberries a little at a time. Add more or less to desired taste. Up to you. Go bananas raspberries!
Time to fill the Center
I used a large cap from a water bottle because I didn’t have an apple or cupcake corer handy. I also used a piping tip for the mini cupcakes to hollow out middle. Be innovative 🙂
Hollow out middle of cupcake and fill with a teaspoon to desired amount of filling and replace top. I used a sharp tipped knife and went around edges of my corer to help get top out. Don’t worry about it being perfect it just gets covered with frosting and eaten anyway.
Now you’re ready to frost. Use a piping bag with your desired number tip. I couldn’t find mine that day, so I used a large Ziploc bag and placed my tip in the corner and cut a small hole in the corner and piped it on that way.
Store and refrigerate any leftover cupcakes to maintain freshness.
What are you making or getting your sweetie for Valentine’s Day? 😉
Sounds and looks yummy. Next time try a layer of chocolate ganache and then the raspberry buttercream… mmm…
mmmm chocolate ganache. That does sound good. Great idea. Thanks for stopping by and commenting too 🙂
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Those look incredible!
I’d buy the box mix because I’m lazy like that.
Your mixer is really pretty too!
I’m sure all was forgiven. 😉
Honestly Jean, it was easier than I thought it would be to mix up the batter from scratch. First time for everything I guess. I’m lovin’ this mixer. I saw my boyfriend eying it up and it’s still sitting on his counter. I’d better get it back before he keeps it…lol
This is getting me all razzed up.
Posky, you’re killing me! Thanks berry much for stopping by 🙂
HEY SHERRIE SAVE JOHN AND MYSELF A CUPCAKE.I REALLY WISH I COULD BAKE GIRL.TELL T. HAPPY 4OTH ITS A SPEICAL ONE
LOL
MISS YA MARILYN
Hi Marilyn. Thanks for stopping by. Hey follow the recipe and you CAN bake. lol. Going to email you soon. Hugs and love.
Droooool…….
🙂 thanks Tony!
Hmmm, I’ll have to try these. Perhaps try offering up these babies and sex combined, and what what results you get.
lol…Good idea B. Next time I’ll try it.
With all this sugary food, I’m starting to get the feeling your plan is get your “invisible boyfriend” so fat, he might even become visible to others.
Sedate Me, it would seem that is the case. What we do is only save a few of what I bake and I take the rest in to work. So actually my coworkers are putting on all the Lbs. They love my baking experiments.
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that looks pretty darn awesome if you ask me!
Thanks Nerdy Nurse. Nice to see you here. Don’t forget I’ve moved my blog over to https://thekitchenprescription.com I’ll hopefully be redirecting this one over there soon but in the mean time feel free to check it out as I’ve posted a couple of blog over there that aren’t here on this site. Have a great weekend!
I hope this phrase or anything like it appears on this website again:
“offered up some S-E-X”
Barbara, I apologize. I made it PG. When I first started this blog I was doing personal blogs as well, so I guess I was being a bit liberal. I do hope this doesn’t deter you from coming back.
I just made these and they are delicious, the most moist chocalate cupcakes I have ever made, and I’ve made alot, even from Martha Stewart.
Thank you Hanna. I appreciate that very much, but even more happy you enjoyed them. Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment. 🙂
Sounds and looks yummy. Those look incredible!
hi there. This recipe looks awesome and i want to try it out. How many do you think this makes?
Amy, I believe this made 24 cupcakes. I hope you enjoy.
I was very excited to make these cupcakes. Yeah, they were a process but definitely worth it for two reasons. One, because they are totally delicious and two, they were to celebrate a birthday. I am glad to have an idea on how to make this. Thanks for the post!
So do you not cook the raspberry filling to put inside? Just let the ingredients sit in a bowl and thaw?
No I did not cook them at all. But feel free to reduce them if you’d like. Thanks for dropping by Brooke.
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