Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cupcake:; ½ cup butter; 1 cup sucanat; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour; ½ cup good-quality cocoa powder; ½ cup buttermilk; Filling/Topping:; 1½ cups diced strawberries; 1 cup + 2 tablespoon heavy cream, divided; ¼ tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoon sour cream; ⅓ cup chopped chocolate

One of my favorite treats in cupcake form!

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients

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Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

Serves 12

Prep45 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1215Calories

47 gProtein

41 gFat

161 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Wheat	not in our table	0
Pastry	not in our table	0
Topping	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By naturallyella. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Vanilla + cocoa powdertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,189 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Buttermilk + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together674 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Cocoa powder + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together826 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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