Decadent Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
You are going to love these fancy cupcakes!
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Total Time37 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1¾ cups cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 tablespoons Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherry sauce from the jar
- 24 Luxardo Gourmet Maraschino Cherries for the center of each cupcake
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup softened butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons Luxardo the Original Maraschino Cherry sauce from the jar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all of the dry ingredients together.
Add in the eggs, oil, vanilla, cherry sauce and milk and mix until combined.
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Add in the boiling water. Divide batter into lined cupcake pan.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Do not over bake, but do not undertake either or the middle will collapse. Check them around d11 minutes and see how much longer they need.
Once cooled, press a cherry straight down into the middle of the cupcake. Add a little more cherry sauce to it.
Then you will pipe frosting over the cupcake to cover the hole.
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter until light and fluffy.
Add in the sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.
Add in the cherry sauce and continue to beat. You can add more for extra flavor if you prefer.
Add in vanilla and milk and beat on high speed until light and fluffy.
Put into a piping bag with a large round tip and pipe into cupcakes, filling the hole in the middle where the cherry is.
Decorate the cupcakes with cookies, cherries and sprinkles.
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1.5mg