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Two Way Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes and being in the news

Strawberry chocolate cupcakes which will steal your heart away! That pretty pink frosting with some sprinkles on it make these cupcakes, the perfect dessert!

What’s prettier than a strawberry and what’s more tastier than a strawberry? Honestly, when it is strawberry season, it is a difficult question to answer 🙂 I love strawberries, the delicate balance between tartness and sweetness, the bright red and the fresh green. And the fact that they are so versatile to use in our day to day cooking makes them almost out of the world. There are so many things you can do with them. Eating it just like them to eating them with whipped cream or with rum spiked chocolate ganache! Make some delicious strawberry pies and tarts, strawberry shortbread, strawberry jam and of course, my favorite strawberry chocolate cupcakes!

strawberry chocolate cupcakes

Don’t they look pretty ? I mean look at that pink on the cupcakes – They are guaranteed to take away anyone’s heart 🙂

We spent this strawberry season making these cupcakes over and over again. I have made them with eggs, without eggs, champagne infused and plain. Made them for the house, made them for friends and made them for orders and yet I couldn’t post it sooner. However, there still are a few strawberries in the market for you to try this yummy cupcakes.

Like I said, it is the vibrant red of the strawberries make them a very lucrative fruit to work with! When you add some whipped cream to it, the red turns into a brilliant pink which is really very difficult to resist! And then strawberries make a wonderful addition to salads. I have tried one with strawberries, lettuce and feta cheese, and trust me, the sweet and tart taste of the strawberries blend so well with the delicious feta cheese, that you can’t stop eating this salad at all!

Here is the recipe of these delicious strawberry chocolate cupcakes – an eggless version and one version with eggs! Go on and make them today!

 

Two Way Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes and being in the news

Strawberry chocolate cupcakes which will steal your heart away! That pretty pink frosting with some sprinkles on it make these cupcakes the perfect dessert! 
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

For the muffins

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup castor sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt for the eggless version
  • 2 nos. eggs for the egg version
  • 1 cup strawberries chopped
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup chocolate white chips
  • 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1.5 tsps baking powder
  • 1/4 cup champagne (optional but highly recommended :))

For the frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1.5 cups icing sugar
  • 1/4 cup strawberry puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 180C and line a 12 hole muffin tray with liners or use the stand alone muffin cups like the green ones in picture. I swear they are super awesome!
  • Mix flour, baking powder, castor sugar and both the chocolate chips in a bowl and keep aside.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the wet ingredients i.e milk, eggs (or yoghurt) and butter. Give it a slight whisk.
  • Now mix the dry and the wet ingredients together till just mixed. Don't over mix it.
  • Fold in the strawberries and the champagne if you are using.
  • Pour in the prepared mould and bake for about 15-20 minutes till a tooth pick comes out clean.
  • Leave it for cooling completely and while its cooling, go ahead and eat one. If you are anything like my son and I, you will have only a couple left for frosting!
  • To make the frosting, using a handmixer beat butter till light and fluffy.
  • Add sugar in three batches and beat till well incorporated.
  • Add the vanilla and the strawberry puree and beat for another minute, if you feel its too thin, add some more icing sugar gradually till you reach the desired consistency.
  • Using a star nozzle, pipe the frosting on the cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles.

Notes

 
 
Just look at that crumb, soft moist and springy and this is the eggless one as I remember correctly.
Now that the you have had the cupcakes, I think I can gloat a bit too, I mean if I won’t share my happiness with you readers, who will I share it with? The good news is that Sin-A-Mon has been getting a fair amount of media attention off late, both the humble blog and the business :), I have made a page to share all my media mentions. Stop over and look, leave a comment if you like and have a bite of these cupcakes with me to celebrate …
And here is the biggest one, the latest one… Yesterday’s Times Life national edition carried a story on India’s Saucy foodies and I was featured along with my favourite foodie Kalyan of the Finely chopped fame, Maria Goretti, Kajal Tejsinghani
You can read the article here and the link to the second page here
My phone didn’t stop ringing all day, with tweets, FB messages, SMS and calls and we were out for a day trip to N’s village with friends and it was a happy day yesterday, like Kalyan says couldn’t stop beaming throughout the day but I think the best part of the day was when mom called after seeing the picture and I could hear a chirp in her voice after a long long time as she hadn’t been well, it almost felt that this article has half cured her 😉 Its funny how these small things create magic sometimes but then I guess mums will be mums.
And on that happy note, see you till next time. I have tons of things to post and this time I promise I won’t just go away.
 
If you make this, share a picture with me on twitter, instagram or Facebook? I would love to hear what you have to say about it !
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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  1. aditibharadwaj2000 says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Congratulations on being featured in the Times…..you must be thrilled such a good feeling I am sure.

    And thanks to the article I found my way to your blog! And I am so glad I did drop in! Great work and great recipes . Thank-yoou

    Reply
  2. Kanchan says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Recently found your blog, added in reader and what do i see next you feature in sunday times !! Awesome 🙂

    I bookmarked your page to ask number of questions regarding baking … so you might find my mail soon 🙂

    Reply
  3. aditibharadwaj2000 says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Congratulations on being featured in the Times I am sure you are thrilled….must be such a good feeling to see your hard work pay off!

    And thanks to the article I found my way to your blog and I am so happy I did drop in ! Some real good recipes

    Thank you

    Reply
  4. R's Mom says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    I read the article yesterday and very excitedly told the husband that I read your blog 🙂 The personal one, the one for Ojas and this one 🙂

    Was super excited to see you in print 🙂

    Reply
  5. B. M. says

    April 30, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    woooooooooooo hoooooooooooo congrats on being featured .. I know a celebrity tooooo 🙂

    and the cakes are yummmyliscious

    Reply
  6. Smita says

    April 30, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Congrats my dear and though I had read the article yest on my mobile I now realise that had rea only the 1st page 🙂 So so so happy for you!!!

    As far as the muffins are concerned I had baked them in March and they had tuned out so well ki I can not get over it…I loved the way the strawwberry flavor teases ur tongue!!! Out of this world I say!

    Reply
  7. soulmate says

    April 30, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    Congrats Monika.. Though I dont comment on your blog, but I am a silent reader. Yesterday when I read the article in the Times, I came back to check if its really you.. And now I see the link to the article.. Way to go… Great going…

    Reply
  8. Anita Menon says

    May 1, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Congrats on being featured. You deserve this and so much more!!

    Reply
  9. AA_Mom says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    Mons – I was very happy to see your pic too.

    Reply
  10. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:40 am

    thank u so much, I hope u enjoy the ride along with me 🙂

    Reply
  11. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Looking forward to all the questions 🙂

    Reply
  12. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:41 am

    thank u R’s Mom 🙂

    Reply
  13. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:42 am

    ha ha ha thaks Bikram

    Reply
  14. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:42 am

    aren’t they fantastic… send me a picture if u have na?

    Reply
  15. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:43 am

    thanks soulmate, glad the article made u delurk 🙂

    Reply
  16. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:43 am

    thank u anita for ur kind words 🙂

    Reply
  17. monikamanchanda says

    May 9, 2012 at 7:43 am

    thanks AA_Mom

    Reply
  18. Ankita S Sinha says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    Hi Monika, u r such a inspiration for home bakers. love ur muffins n m totally in love with those cute lil polka dot green muffin cups……can u plz share d source of these cups???

    Reply
  19. Rose says

    November 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    These are so yummy! I am drooling over the pictures right now. I can’t wait to make these babies!

    Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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