Merry Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes
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| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 14 minutes |
| Total time | 24 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Gourmet |
Moist and fluffy cherry chocolate cupcakes topped with a cherry cream cheese frosting. Lip smacking good!!
Ingredients
cake
- 6 tablespoons butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup cherry juice (from a jar of maraschino cherries)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 13/4 cups flour
frosting
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 8oz cream cheese (softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3-5 tablespoons cherry juice (from a jar of maraschino cherries)
Directions
| Cake | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350* | |
| cake | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a large bowl beat together butter, mayo, and sugars until smooth. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Add in the cocoa and cherry juice and mix well. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Add the salt, eggs, and milk and mix until well combined. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Gradually add in the soda, baking powder, and flour. Once combined mix on high for one minute. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Place 24 liners into cupcake pans and fill with cake batter 2/3 of the way. Bake about 14 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cool on racks completely before frosting. | |
| frosting | |
| Step 7 | |
| Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add in powdered sugar and beat really well. Pour in cherry juice one TBS at a time and continue beating until it reaches the desired consistency. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a cherry. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. | |