Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

Well it's that time of year again a chance to spoil our amazing teachers with yummy treats.  My little one's preschool is having teacher appreciation week and today is their special lunch.  Of course I immediately jump in and request to make cupcakes.  It has been a while since I have made any and really wanted to try something new.  I also bake at least two different flavors (a chocolate one and vanilla one).  For the chocolate one my son requested my Nutella cupcakes.  I really wanted to try a Spring like flavor so I decided to try putting lemon and strawberry together.  This cupcake truly is refreshing.  I hope his teachers know how much we appreciate them.  Indulge!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcake

As I mentioned in an earlier post about my daughter’s birthday, how she wanted pumpkin flavored cake.  So I had decided to add two cupcake flavors one being the Tiramisu (the last recipe I posted) and this one~ Chocolate Covered Strawberry!!  There is just something about Chocolate and Strawberry that is so intoxicating.  When I was putting it together I knew I didn’t want to use store bought strawberry preserves.  I had a recipe for quick homemade strawberry jam that would work perfectly (this jam is so fresh and delicious I could eat it alone by itself).  As for the frosting I thought about incorporating the strawberry in, but decided that I would add another chocolate… White chocolate!  The way all of these flavors come together are just heavenly.  Indulge!!