A Valentine’s Day tradition is to bake a sweet treat for your loved one. This year, give them something they won’t forget with these delicious dark chocolate raspberry cupcakes.
Chocolate and raspberries were made for each other! Deliciously moist, dense cupcakes are filled with a raspberry jam that will leave you wanting more.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make – Making cupcake batter is easy even the kids can help you with these.
- Yummy – The combination of dark chocolate and raspberry is always a winner! Not overly sweet, but delightfully tasty.
- Novelty – These are novelty cupcakes as they don’t come down the supermarket aisle! Your loved one will be so pleasantly surprised.
Ingredients
- dark chocolate cake mix, prepared as directed
- dark chocolate frosting
- raspberry jam, divided
- Assorted sprinkles, some valentine themed
How to Make Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place liners in muffin tins.
Mix cake mix per box recipe, stirring in ½ cup raspberry jam.
Bake and cool completely.
Spoon out the center of each cupcake and fill it with jam.
Fill a piping bag with frosting and pipe different frosting patterns for each cupcake.
Decorate as desired with sprinkles.
Substitutions
Don’t have everything you need on hand to make this Valentine’s Cupcakes recipe? Here are some of my favorite tried and true swaps.
- Cake Mix – Use your favorite chocolate or devil foods cake mix.
- Frosting – If you don’t have dark chocolate frosting, feel free to use chocolate frosting.
- Jam – Try strawberry jam or apricot jam instead of raspberry.
Variations
Do you want to change up this Raspberry-filled Cupcakes recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Vanilla – I really love the chocolate and raspberry flavors together, but if you are a fan of vanilla you can use that instead.
- Gluten-free – Use your favorite gluten-free cake mix in place of the regular mix if you have allergies.
- Flavors – Use a different jam to help you change up the flavors of these dark chocolate cupcakes.
If you love cupcakes you may enjoy this Smore’s Cupcakes recipe.
Equipment
- cupcake pan
- cupcake liner
- mixing bowls
- spoon
- piping bag
Storage
Store these cupcakes in an airtight container. They should last for up to 3 days at room temperature.
Tips
- When filling the center of these cupcakes, make sure to use a spoon so that you don’t overfill them and make a mess. You only want to put in enough jam so that it is slightly visible on the top of the cupcake.
- If you are having trouble getting the frosting to pipe properly, try microwaving it for a few seconds so that it is slightly softened. It should be much easier to pipe with then!
- Be careful to not overmix your cupcake batter, as you don’t want your cupcakes to be tough.
FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, you can freeze these cupcakes. However, I would not recommend putting them in the freezer before filling them. It will make it much more difficult to fill them correctly.
These cupcakes should be fine to eat for up to 3 days at room temperature. If they are stored in an airtight container.
Yes, you can use any type of frosting that you like with these cupcakes.
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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake Pan
- cupcake liner
- mixing bowls
- spoon
- Piping bag with star tip
Ingredients
- 1 box dark chocolate cake mix prepared as directed
- 16 ounces dark chocolate frosting
- 1 cup raspberry jam divided
- Assorted sprinkles some valentine themed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place liners in muffin tins
- Mix cake mix per box recipe, stirring in ½ cup raspberry jam
- Bake and cool completely
- Spoon out the center of each cupcake and fill with jam
- Fill piping bag with frosting and pipe different frosting patterns of each cupcake
- Decorate as desired with sprinkles
Notes
- When filling the center of these cupcakes, make sure to use a spoon so that you don’t overfill them and make a mess. You only want to put in enough jam so that it is slightly visible on the top of the cupcake.
- If you are having trouble getting the frosting to pipe properly, try microwaving it for a few seconds so that it is slightly softened. It should be much easier to pipe with then!
- Be careful to not overmix your cupcake batter, as you don’t want your cupcakes to be tough.
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