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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes {with Nathan}

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Ingredients
  

For the cupcakes

  • 1 package of devil's food cake mix
  • 1 5.9 0z package of instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup warm water or strong coffee we used coffee!
  • foil cupcake liners a must!

For the filling

  • 4-6 tsp strawberry jam extra points if it's homemade!
  • 24 small cubes of cream cheese uses about 1/3 of an 8 oz block

For the icing (I like LOTS of icing so I would double this but you'll have to make the hard decision for yourself)

  • 1 jar of marshmallow cream
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 2 T. strawberry jam
  • 2-3 cups of powdered sugar depending on the consistency of icing you like, you could start with two and add!

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Line muffin tin with FOIL liners (these are dense cupcakes and the paper ones won't hold up)
  • Beat together all ingredients for the cupcakes for 2 minutes on medium speed until combined
  • Using a large cookie scoop, distribute the batter evenly between 24 muffin wells; about 3 T. per cup
  • Press a cube of cream cheese and 1/4 tsp of jam into the center of each and slightly push in
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Allow cupcakes to cool ten minutes inside the pan the then transfer to a rack to cool completely
  • Make the icing and embellish them however you'd like