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Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes

Kristen-The Epicurean Mouse
Super moist and extra chocolatey, these chocolate fudge cupcakes are a chocolate lovers dream! The cupcakes are piped with a rich chocolate ganache, coated with crushed Oreo cookies and filled with a strawberry dipped "carrot." It's the perfect dessert for Easter or spring.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 491 kcal

Ingredients
  

Devil's Food Cupcakes

  • 1 cup All purpose flour sifted
  • 1 cup White granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup + 2 tbsp Dutch process cocoa powder sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda sifted
  • ½ teaspoon Salt sifted
  • 1 Egg room temperature
  • ½ cup Buttermilk
  • ½ cup Canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Boiling water

Chocolate Ganache

  • 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips Ghirardelli
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp Heavy cream

Strawberry Dipped Carrots

  • 12 Strawberries washed and dried
  • 8 oz Orange candy melts
  • 2 teaspoon Coconut oil

Oreo Cookie Dirt

  • 9 Oreo cookies ground inside food processor

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325° and line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and oil.
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Whisk until smooth and lump free.
  • Slowly pour in boiling water and stir just until combined.
  • Use an ice cream scoop to scoop batter into the cupcake liners. Fill ⅔ full. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick is inserted in the center and comes out clean.
  • Let the cupcakes cool inside the pan for 10 minutes. Next, remove cupcakes onto a cooling rack.
  • For the ganache, add chocolate chips to a small bowl. Heat heavy cream in saucepan until it begins to scald. Pour hot cream over chocolate. Let stand without stirring for 2 minutes. Stir with a rubber spatula until smooth. Place bowl inside the refrigerator to chill. Stir the chocolate every 10 minutes until the consistency is like peanut butter. This will take around 30-40 minutes.
  • To make the "dirt", place the Oreos inside a food processor and pulse the cookies until they are ground. You can also place the cookies inside a Ziplock freezer bag and use a rolling pin to crush them. 
  • In a small bowl, melt coconut oil inside the microwave. Add orange candy melts and heat inside the microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Then, microwave in 30 second increments until melted and completely smooth. 
  • Then take each strawberry by the stem and dip into the candy melts. Remove excess and place onto parchment paper to harden. Fill a piping bag or plastic ziploc bag with the remaining melted chocolate and drizzle over strawberries.

Assembly and Decorate

  • Simply cut the center of your cupcake out by inserting your knife at a 45 degree angle. Make sure not to go all the way down to the bottom of the cupcakes. 
  • Remove the centers of each cupcake. At this point, you can either eat them or crumble them onto your platter to make it look like dirt.
  • Fill your piping bag with thickened ganache. Pipe a swirl of ganache along the outer edge of the cupcakes. Then, roll each cupcake inside the crushed Oreo cookie "dirt."
  • Once the dipped strawberries have hardened, place one into the center of each cupcake. Place the cupcakes onto a serving platter or wooden board and serve at room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 6gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 258mgPotassium: 311mgFiber: 5gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 373IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 4mg
Keyword moist, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate ganache, oreo cookies, devil's food cake, dipped strawberries, carrot patch cupcakes
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