Strawberry Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Cupcakes:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 of 3.4 oz pkg of vanilla pudding
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup strawberry syrup

1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees
2. Mix flour and baking powder and set aside
3. Blend sugar, butter and pudding mix until well mixed and add eggs and vanilla until eggs are mixed into batter
4. Then slowly add flour mixture a little at a time and mix well.
5. Stir in milk and strawberry syrup and beat batter for about 1 minute until mixture is a light pink.
6. You can add a little food coloring if you would like bright pink cupcakes
7. Line or grease a muffin pan and fill cupcakes
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes until cake is done

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
• 3 - 4 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
• 1/4 cup milk

1. Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth and then beat in marshmallow fluff
2. Mix in powdered sugar a little at time, tasting it so it is not too sweet 
3. Mix in cocoa powder until it is a rich brown color
4. Add milk to thin the mixture out a little
5. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes or until ready to use and use to top cupcakes after they have cooled