Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
They always said a way to a man’s heart is through is stomach. These delicious Chocolate Chip Cupcakes are sure to shoot straight through his heart with their deliciously light and fluffy cake with a hint of chocolate, topped with succulent cream cheese frosting!
Now that I have your attention, I have to let you know these cupcakes look like a million dollars, but they are really easy to do! Garnished with a gorgeous chocolate drizzle, these cupcakes will be the rave of any Valentine’s day event. (You can even show up the other homeroom moms at the kids Valentine’s party)
Before you make the cupcakes, you are going to want to make the topper first, and allow it time to dry. To do this, head to the Dollar Store and grab ketchup and mustard containers. You know the ugly bright yellow and red ones you see at picnics. These are your secret weapon.
In a bowl microwave approximately 2 ounces of chocolate stirring every 30 seconds. Once it is melted, put in the bottles and place the cap back on. Lay out a piece of wax paper, and get creative! Make hearts, arrows, words, anything that would look fabulous on top of your cupcakes. (We did the words “love” and “cupid”. Then we made hearts, arrows, and other squiggly designs)
Allow those to dry, or place them in the freezer for 10 minutes to harden. While those are hardening, move onto the cupcakes and icing
Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
PrintChocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Softened Unsalted Butter
2/3 cup Sugar
3 Large Eggs
1 1/2 t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 t Baking Powder
1/4 t Salt
1/4 cup Milk
Frosting:
4 ounces Softened Unsalted Butter
5 ounces Softened Cream Cheese
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1 t Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder and blend together.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until blended.
Add one egg at a time, and continue beating.
Add milk and vanilla.
Adding a little bit at a time, add the flour mixture and mix until no longer lumpy on medium speed.
Fill cupcake pan 3/4 full, and bake approximately 12-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool completely before icing.
Icing:
In medium mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and butter on medium-low speed.
Continue beating and add vanilla.
Add a little bit of powdered sugar at a time, and blend until completely mixed.
To get the striped effect on cupcakes, use decorating gel and stripe the sides of an icing piping bag. Put icing in bag, and frost cupcakes. For a darker color, you can use food coloring to get a more distinct stripe.
Pam says
Those are so pretty! I love the chocolate heart on top of each cupcake.
Crunchy Frugalista says
Thanks, they are super easy to make but looks like you spent hours on them.
Sarah @ East9thStreet says
What a fun decorative piece! I know which part I would eat first.
Crunchy Frugalista says
Hmmm. Let me guess
Jenn @therebelchick says
These cupcakes look amazing!
Angela says
This is too cute! Love the chocolate heart on top. Pinning this now!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Thanks for the pin Angela!
Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired says
This looks so pretty and delicious! I’d love to give your chocolate topper trick a try. I pinned it and can’t wait to try it it.
Crunchy Frugalista says
Thanks for the pin, Tesa! Let me know how yours turn out!
Amber Edwards says
Those are so awesome! Look delicious and very fancy too! Love it!