Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Frosting
These chocolate cupcakes with raspberry frosting remind me of a chocolate truffle with a fruit center. I use raspberry preserves in the buttercream because they bring flavor without making the frosting watery.
- Time: 48 min
- Servings: 14
Source: Recipe Tweets
Ingredients
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- all-purpose flour
- teaspoon baking soda
- teaspoon baking powder
- teaspoon salt
- large eggs, at room temperature
- granulated sugar
- packed light brown sugar
- vegetable oil
- teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- unsalted butter, softened
- to 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Tablespoons heavy cream
- teaspoon salt, to taste
- raspberry preserves
- fresh raspberries