These cupcakes are moist and packed full of chocolate flavor as well as a secret healthy ingredient. Toped with a white chocolate dipped strawberry disguised as carrots this is a dessert that all kids love, grown up kids as well!
- 3 eggs
- 200 g, 2 deceliter, 0.8 cups, sugar
- 200 g dark chocolate, chopped
- 100 g butter
- 180 g, 3 deciliter, 1 ⅓ cups, all-purpose flour
- 20 g, ½ deciliter, 0.2 cups, unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon strong coffee
- 250 g beets, cooked and peeled
- 300 g, 3 deciliter, 1 ⅓ cups, heavy whipping cream
- 30 g, ¾ deciliter, ⅓ cup, unsweetened cocoa powder
- 80 g, 1 deciliter, 0.2 cups, powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon strong coffee (optional)
- 12 strawberries, washed and dried
- 250 g white chocolate, chopped
- orange food color
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Preheat the oven to 175C.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and eggs until pale and fluffy.
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Add the beets to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped, you want the pieces to be very small. Scrape the edges if necessary.
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Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave an high for 30-60 seconds and stir until chocolate is fully melted.
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Add all the ingredients to the eggs and mix until just combined.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan cups, filling ⅔ full. Makes about 15 cupcakes so you might have to bake in two batches. You will need the extra cupcakes to make the "dirt"
Bake them for about 17 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool completely.
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Whip the cream to soft peaks. Sift in the cocoa powder and the powdered sugar (and coffee) and whisk until combined.
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Melt the white chocolate in the microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir and heat for another 30 seconds if necessary until the chocolate is completely melted.
Stir in orange food color until you have the desired color.
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Dip the strawberries in the chocolate, shake gently to remove excess chocolate. Place on a parchment paper to set. If the chocolate is starting to harden, simply reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Add the left over chocolate to a bag and cut a small hole in the bottom corner. Drizzle on the strawberries to make the lines.
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In a bowl, crumb 2-3 of the cupcakes to make the dirt.
Spread a little of the frosting on the cupcakes and top with the dirt. Place the carrot on top or burry it a little. The kids loves to help with this part.
Enjoy!