Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

Batter prepared from melted chocolate mixed with cherry jam, granulated sugar, salt, eggs, and flour. Batter spooned into muffin tins and baked until firm. Cupcakes frosted with icing prepared from heavy cream and melted bittersweet chocolate; garnished with glace cherries.

Ingredients -
Cupcakes:
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, room temp
4 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped
1-1/3 cups Cherry Jam
1/2 cup Sugar
pinch Salt
2 Large Eggs, beaten
1 cup Self Rising Cake Flour

Icing:
4 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon Heavy Cream
12 Natural Colored Glace Cherries
 
Preparation:
Cupcakes:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Line 12 standard size cupcake pan cups with paper liners.

3. In saucepan, melt butter, stir in chocolate.

4. Let chocolate begin to soften over heat, 1 minute.

5. Remove from heat, stir until smooth and melted.

6. Stir jam, sugar, salt and eggs into chocolate mixture.

7. Stir in flour.

8. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each cupcake cup.

9. Bake 25 minute or until done.

10. Let cool in pan 10 min.

11. Turn cupcakes out.

Icing:

1. In saucepan, combine chocolate and cream.

2. Bring to boiling.

3. Transfer to a bowl.

4. Beat until thick and smooth.

5. Ice each cupcake with 1 tablespoon icing. Garnish each cupcake with a cherry.

 



Cupcake Making Tips -
Storing Flour

Store all types of flour in airtight containers in a cool, dry location. After a bag of flour is opened it begins to dry out quickly. Stored correctly, white flour will keep for up to 9 months.


Cupcake Making Tips -
Bittersweet Chocolate

Bittersweet chocolate is one of the most widely used chocolates in baking. Bittersweet chocolate is dark, bitter and contains less sugar than regular chocolate or unsweetened chocolate.

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