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Merry Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

December 1, 2012 by

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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