Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Filled Cupcakes! Surprise those you love with a deliciously dark chocolate fudge cupcake that’s filled with sweet raspberry filling, topped with rich chocolate frosting and festive sprinkles. They’re easy and perfect for Valentine’s Day, birthday parties, and just treating the family!

Valentine’s Day is one of those days that we look forward to so that we can show our spouse, significant other, and our kids how much we love and care for them.

There are so many ways to show them such as sending flowers, a singing telegram, or a night out at a fancy restaurant.

But I think you will agree that there are less elaborate and expensive ways of showing them how much you care!

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about spending oodles of money on the perfect gift. Nor does it have to be about over-the-top desserts or meals that take forever to make.

Start the meal off with our delicious Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad.

Then serve them a scrumptious main dish meal of Chicken Bellagio or Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake.

Then have these simple yet mouthwatering Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes waiting in the background for the grand finale.

Your family will leave the table feeling blessed and knowing how much you love and adore them. But your secret of a super simple, no-fail Valentine’s Day is safe with me. 😉

Ingredients Needed For Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Here’s what you’ll need to make these deceptively simple cupcakes! Please take a look at the handy printable recipe card at the bottom of this post to get the full recipe.

• Dark Chocolate Cake Mix – any brand will work, but I particularly love Ghiradelli.
• Oil – ingredient for cake mix
• Eggs – ingredient for cake mix
• Water – ingredient for cake mix
• Dark Chocolate Frosting – homemade or store bought
• Raspberry Jam – your favorite brad
• Piping bag with star tip
• Assorted Sprinkles

How To Make Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Here’s how to make stuffed cupcakes – the process is simple, but the cupcakes will surprise and delight anyone who tries them!

Step 1

Begin by placing paper muffin liners in each cavity of your muffin tins and preheating the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Prepare your cake mix as per the instruction on the box. Once the batter is mixed thoroughly, mix in 1/2 cup raspberry jam.

Step 3

Bake the cupcakes and allow them to cool completely.

Step 4

Using a cupcake corer or spoon, remove the center of the cupcake and fill it with raspberry jam.

Step 5

Now fill your piping bag with frosting and pipe the frosting on each cupcake using different patterns if you desire. Here are some examples:

Step 6

Finally, use the assorted sprinkles to decorate.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes Recipe Notes And Tips

• If you prefer not to use a piping bag and tip, simply spread the frosting on with a knife and decorate as desired.

• When making your cake mix, make sure that the refrigerated items that you need for your mix such as eggs, are at room temperature. This will help the ingredients blend more easily in the batter and help the cake mix to rise better.

• As you are filling the cupcake liners, be sure to only fill them about 2/3rd’s full. The cupcakes will rise while baking and you want to avoid them spilling over the side of the liners. The top of the cupcake will create a slight dome which will make it easy to decorate.

Variations Of Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes To Try

• Drizzle some melted chocolate over the frosting and top it with a beautiful, fresh red raspberry.

• If you really love the flavor of raspberry and want to turn the raspberry flavor up a notch, add freeze-dried raspberries to the frosting. YUM!!!

• You can easily bake the cake mix in a cake pan as well, frost and decorate as you desire. You would just be skipping the step where you remove the center and place more jam in the cupcake.

• Use strawberry jam in place of the raspberry jam. Fill the center of the cupcakes with strawberry jam. Frost the cupcake with strawberry or dark chocolate frosting and garnish the top of the frosting with a fresh strawberry and/or sprinkles.

• Use raspberry frosting for a beautiful pop of color and flavor on the top of your cupcakes.

FAQs

Here are some common questions I see readers ask about our Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes recipe. If you don’t see your question below, please leave it in the comments so I can answer it!

Do my Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes need to be kept refrigerated?

You can if you choose but they will keep for up to 3 – 4 days if you store them at room temperature in an air-tight container.

Can I prepare this recipe ahead of time?

The cupcakes can be made 1 day in advance. Store them, covered, at room temperature.

If you are making homemade frosting, you can also make it 1 day in advance and store it in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.

Immediately before serving, frost and decorate the cupcakes.

Can I freeze these Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes?

Yes, you can. 🙂 Frosted or unfrosted cupcakes can be kept in the freezer for 2 – 3 months. Once you remove them from the freezer, you should allow them to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

What is the best jam to use for my Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes?

I like all kinds and brands of jam, especially raspberry. I don’t think you can go wrong with any choice.

My only suggestion is that you find one that is seedless. I personally am not a huge fan of the raspberry seeds so when I go to make my purchase it would definitely be the seedless kind.

More Delightful Valentine’s Day Treats To Try

• Valentine’s Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
• Kid-Themed Valentine’s Day Dessert Charcuterie Board
• Air Fryer Valentine’s Day Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts
• M&M Valentine’s Day Hot Cocoa Bombs