Valentine's Day Cupcakes

I've been having fun with Valentine's Day goodies! 

These babies are chocolate cupcakes with raspberry cream cheese buttercream frosting--a perfect combination for Valentine's Day!

The sweet raspberry frosting pairs well with the rich chocolatey cupcake.

For the frosting, I made my normal frosting recipe, but added about 5 tablespoons of raspberry puree plus additional powdered sugar to thicken up the frosting for piping. 

I made 24 mini-cupcakes with this cake plus one large 9 inch round cake for cake pops, which I will post next!