Strawberry-chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix with pudding
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package whipped cream cheese
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 (16 ounce) container whipped cream cheese frosting
• 12 strawberries, sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• stir chocolate cake mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, water, and eggs together in a large bowl.
• pour cake batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.
• place a small spoonful of whipped cream cheese in each muffin cup.
• stir strawberry preserves in a bowl until smooth; spoon about 1/4 teaspoon per cupcake over cream cheese.
• gently press strawberry preserves and cream cheese into the cake batter with a spoon.
• bake in preheated oven until cupcake tops spring back when lightly touched, 18 to 20 minutes.
• cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• spread cream cheese frosting over completely cooled cupcakes and garnish with strawberry slices.