chocolate covered cherry cupcakes
(2 ratings)
Yum, yum, yum, I know it's swimsuit season, but OH MY GOODNESS!!! These are soooo amazingly yummy!!! I just had to share :) Hope you enjoy em :)
(2 ratings)
yield
12 -24
prep time
4 Hr
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For chocolate covered cherry cupcakes
- CUPCAKE MIXTURE
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2 ccups all-purpose unbleached flour
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1 1/2 tspbaking soda
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3/4 tspteaspoon baking powder
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3/4 tspsalt
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12 Tbspunsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 cplus 2 tablespoons sugar
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3/4 cnonalkalized cocoa powder (not dutch-processed)
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2 tsppure vanilla extract
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3 lgeggs at room temperature
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1 1/4 cwater
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1/4 cmilk
- SWEET VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
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3 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 cbutter, room temperature
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 1/2 Tbspmilk or whipping cream
- CANDIES
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1 jarmaraschino cherries (drained)
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1 jarchocolate sprinkles
How To Make chocolate covered cherry cupcakes
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1To make the cake: Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. line the bottoms of muffin pans with muffin paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a standing mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium-high and slowly add the sugar. Continue beating until light and smooth, about 4 minutes. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Add the cocoa powder and vanilla and beat at medium speed for 1 minute more. (Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl again, if needed.) With the mixer running at medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute between each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add water and milk in a saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from the heat. and set aside. With the mixer at low speed, add the flour mixture, about a 1/4 cup at a time. Carefully pour the hot liquid into the batter. Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using a spatula, finish combining the batter until smooth. Lightly drop into muffin liners. in muffin pans. **Insert 1 cherry into the center of each cupcake**
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2Bake for 15-18 min at *350. Remove and let cool before decorating.
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3In a standing mixer, using the whisk, mix together sugar and butter(room temp) . Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes. Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.
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4Pipe frosting ontop of cooled cupcakes, and add Chocolate sprinkles and a cherry on top :) Enjoy!!!!! :)
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