Chocolate-Dipped Buttercream Cupcakes Recipe | Land O’Lakes

Ingredients

• Cupcakes
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter softened
• 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Strawberries
• 1 cup finely chopped strawberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• Frosting
• 5 large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only)
• 1 1/2 cups Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter cut ino pieces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Coating
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons shortening