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Merry Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

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Merry Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

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Merry Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes
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.

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Comments

  1. Jessica Je says

    Can you clarify the flour to use. I assumed it was 1 3/4 cups and the space didn’t occur. I baked these today, can’t wait to try them. I did notice that the centers dropped while cooling, has anyone else had this problem??

    Thank you

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  2. Kristen says

    I made these last weekend for a friend’s daughters bday party. I did not personally eat one but she enjoyed a lot! She said these were chocolatey and moist! Thanks for the recipe.

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  4. JT says

    Hi Stephanie!

    I enjoyed reading about you…and I know that I will enjoy trying your recipes! I will probably do a review on some of them on my blog, but will definitely link to your webpage for the recipe.

    May you always have fun blogging, parenting, and being a help-meet for your husband…and do it with excellence as unto the Lord!

    Hugs!

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  6. Tasha says

    I am providing the desserts for my parents Christmas eve party this year, and I think these cupcakes were just added to my list! Thanks for posting it.

    Your About Me made me smile.

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  7. Vera Zecevic-Cupcakes Garden says

    Your blog is great, and these cupcakes are awesome, so you don’t have reason to be nervous about anything.
    I’ve featured this cupcakes on my blog, hoping that you don’t mind, but if you do, please contact me and I will remove it.
    All the best and keep up with your writing!

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  10. Julie says

    Stephanie,
    These cupcakes are wonderful. I love the combination of chocolate and cherry so I know I would love these. They look amazing. You did a good job at decorating them. Thank you for sharing on Marvelous Mondays. I will be featuring these on my blog at tomorrow’s party.

    Have a great weekend!

    Julie

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  17. The Busy Bee's says

    I’m sure everyone will be back for seconds!! Your food looks delicious!! We would like to invite you to a blog hop! We are co-hosting with Adorned From Above. We would love to have you link up. The party is live and will run through Sunday. You can link up at thebusybhive.blogspot.com
    Hope to see you there!
    Thanks
    Joye & Myrna
    The Busy Bee’s

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  20. Tanya Schroeder says

    I’d say these cupcakes would certainly make me merry! So pretty and they sound so delicious! I love using the juice from the cherries. And I love the pink frosting with the chocolate cupcakes. I bet your daughter was very happy!

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  23. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    i enjoyed your about me page Stephanie! Sometimes I feel vulnerable being an author of a blog, but that’s just what we get for having a blog on the internet for the entire world to see. It just comes with the territory. These cupcakes are adorable – chocolate and cherries (any berry, really) are a wonderful combo – love the accidentally pink tinted icing from the juice. 🙂

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  26. Nicole says

    These cupcakes look really amazing! I love anything chocolate & cherry. I’ll have to try that mayo trick the next time I make cake or cupcakes. Have a beautiful week 🙂

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  29. Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen says

    I just read your About Me page as well and wanted to comment, but there was no form. So, I guess I’ll comment here!

    I love ‘getting to know’ other bloggers! And we actually have quite a bit in common: baby giggles, chocolate and peanut butter, naturally curly hair, etc. Although it looks like you take better care of your hair than I do…:)

    Reply

  30. Agos says

    They are so cute! I love those liners. And I like that the recipe only calls for the cherry syrup, so you can use the cherries on something else.

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  34. celeste meehan says

    hi, stephanie!
    i’m looking forward to making these cupcakes. i’ve cooked with mayonnaise before, and the result was wonderful.
    as a mom of many angel babies, and two beautiful adopted children, i appreciate your post. each and every one of us is vulnerable in our own way – thank you for sharing what makes you human. we laugh, we cry, we sing!
    i wish you & yours a very merry christmas, and many blessings for the new year.
    celeste

    Reply

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