Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with a Strawberry Mousse Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the cupcakes:; 15¼ oz (1 package) Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix; 3⅘ oz (1 package) chocolate fudge pudding mix; 3 at room temperature large eggs; ½ cup Vegetable Oil; ¼ cup sour cream; ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt or plain; 2½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk; For The Frosting:; 2 cups stems removed strawberries; ½ cup dry strawberry pudding; 2 cups cool whip; optional to garnish powdered sugar and strawberries

How To Make Chocolate Cupcakes with a Strawberry Mousse Frosting

Rich, fudgy, and dense chocolate cupcakes are balanced out by a light and airy strawberry mousse frosting to create a perfectly tasty treat.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 17 minutes

Total: 27 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cupcakes:

15¼ozBetty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix,(1 package)
3⅘ozchocolate fudge pudding mix,(1 package)
3large eggs,at room temperature
½cupvegetable oil
¼cupsour cream
½cupvanilla Greek yogurt
2½tspvanilla extract
1cupbuttermilk

For Frosting:

2cupsstrawberries,stems removed
½cupstrawberry pudding,dry
2cupscool whip
powdered sugar and strawberries,optional to garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with liners and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the pudding and cake mix.
In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, yogurt, and vanilla.
Mix wet and dry until combined (do not over-stir or beat in too much air).
Fill up the liners ¾ of the way full and bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove and let cool.

Frosting:

Remove the strawberry stems. Place the strawberries in a food processor and pulse until completely liquid. Stir in the strawberry pudding and then lightly fold in the Cool Whip.
Using a star tip pipe the strawberry filling onto the completely cooled chocolate cupcakes.
Optionally, garnish with a piece of a strawberry and a sprinkle of powdered sugar