The Olive Bin

Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tins with paper liners and spray with nonstick spray. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and oil until fluffy. Add all the dry ingredients to a sifter and sift over of the wet ingredients. Stir with a spatula until no flour is visible. Add buttermilk and half the balsamic, mix to form a thin batter. Fill the muffin cups half full of batter. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, until toothpick inserted has a few crumbs attached. Remove from oven and place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely. For the frosting:With a hand mixer, beat together the butter icing sugar and coco powder, until no lumps remain and the frosting is quiet stiff. Add in milk to loosen to desired consistency. Whisk remaining balsamic into the chocolate frosting. Ice cupcakes and top with a strawberry.
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Ingredients

FOR THE CUPCAKES:

2 eggs

3/4 C granulated sugar

1/3 C of The Olive Bin's Lemon Olive Oil

1/2 C all-purpose flour

1/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder

¾ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp sea salt

1/3 C buttermilk

1/4 C of The Olive Bin's Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar, divided

1 Recipe chocolate frosting

Strawberries for garnish

 

FOR THE FROSTING:

1/4 C soft butter

2 C icing sugar

1/4 C cocoa powder

1-2 T milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tins with paper liners and spray with nonstick spray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and oil until fluffy.
  3. Add all the dry ingredients to a sifter and sift over of the wet ingredients. Stir with a spatula until no flour is visible. Add buttermilk and half the balsamic, mix to form a thin batter. Fill the muffin cups half full of batter.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, until toothpick inserted has a few crumbs attached. Remove from oven and place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. For the frosting: With a hand mixer, beat together the butter icing sugar and coco powder, until no lumps remain and the frosting is quiet stiff. Add in milk to loosen to desired consistency.
  6. Whisk remaining balsamic into the chocolate frosting. Ice cupcakes and top with a strawberry.

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Lemon Olive Oil
Lemon Olive Oil
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Strawberry Dark Balsamic
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