Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with thick chocolate ganache and the best raspberry frosting you will ever taste! Valentine’s Day is almost here, so make your beau a bouquet of cupcakes! But let’s face it, these are perfect for bridal showers, weddings, Easter… or any wednesday night!
I made these with my favorite cake mix! The new Purely Simple Chocolate Cake Mix has no preservatives, artificial flavors or colors! And my favorite part is that you can switch out the regular cake mix and this new Purely Simple version seamlessly. Some brands… their new cakes mixes (like gluten free or preservative free versions) make fewer cupcakes! So you have to adjust all the other things you add in. But this new Pillsbury mix you can use in any cake mix recipe! I’m obsessed!
I had a helper in the kitchen this week. He wanted to try his hand at photography so I had him snap a few of me piping on the frosting. And in keeping with our artificial color and artificial flavor free theme… this frosting has NO dyes or artificial flavors!! How did I do it? It’s basically magic 🙂 Check out the recipe to see!
Ganache, cupcakes, raspberries… it’s a good sight to see.
Me in my zone! A lot of people ask me how I learned to pipe cupcakes, and it was a combination of youtube and working at a bakery for 2 months. You learn pretty quickly when you’re piping 300 cupcakes every morning!
Check out how good that ganache looks! Whenever I’m home visiting my parents and I say I’m making cupcakes, my mother’s first question is always “Will it have ganache?” She’s obsessed.
What is ganache? Chocolate and cream! It makes that shiny layer of chocolate between the cake and frosting.
These look too pretty to eat! I’m going to try to make these, but I need to change it from dark chocolate to white chocolate (I’m allergic) 🙁 Still, they look fabulous!
That frosting is just beautiful! Well the whole cupcake is beautiful.. but that frosting!!
… Looks so summery, makes me almost forget that there’s 3 feet of snow outside my window 😛
these look amazing! what tip are you using??
It’s the 2D tip!
I can’t find freeze dried raspberries locally. Can I sub fresh raspberries and puree them or would that make frosting too runny? Any recommendations?
The freeze dried raspberries seem to have a more concentrated flavor. I would highly recommend using them. Target and Whole Foods usually have them. You could probably use pureed but it won’t be the same. You may also want to strain out the seeds.
Just tried making your frosting and it is outstanding! Super easy, super flavorful. Really great idea. Thank you!
How do you keep your ganache from running down the sides of the cupcakes?? I want mine to pool, like it does on your cupcakes but cannot get it to work right! I can’t dip them as I use tulip liners.
When I make a ganache I always leave it for a little bit to cool down… for me diping was definately easier… maybe try to use a piping bag with a tiny whole that way you might be able to control the flow better if it is too runny…
What is the weight of the package of freeze dried raspberries?
1.2oz, although you could probably get away with a little more or less to taste.
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I made these and they were lovely!
I am making these a day early for Christmas. Can they sit out for a day and overnight or do they need to be in the fridge?
These came out AMAZING!!! Now when I want to make colore d icing I’ll use freeze dried fruit, no food color! Genius! I di duse a different choccake mix bc I couldn’t find the Pillsbury and just followed the box directions. This is my new favorite dessert
DELICIOUS!!! I used a different boxed cake mix bc I couldn’t find this one and just made it per the box, but the ganache and this icing is what made it! Not only is this icing recipe a new favorite of mine, but you can get such beautiful pink icing without using food coloring! Genius! Amazing flavor!!
“1 package of freeze-dried raspberries” isn’t really helpful because different packages are different amounts. I went on the Trader Joes website and they don’t show freeze dried raspberries. Can you please give a weight or size measurement of the berries before and/or after pulverizing please? This is really frustrating because this recipe looks really good!
The package size is 1.2 oz!
I made these last year, and OMG they are the best. I love them and everyone else especialy my youngest son. I am making again this month for his birthday. Thank You so much for this recipe.
The formula is simple to grasp and follow. I’ll keep the recipe and learn how to cook it.