Chocolate-Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 (2 1/2-inch) muffin cups with paper liners; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, butter, eggs, and cranberry-cherry juice with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds.
  3. Scrape down side of bowl.
  4. Beat for 2 minutes on medium.
  5. Spoon 2 tablespoons batter into each prepared muffin cup.
  6. Spoon 1 teaspoon cherry pie filling on batter in each cup and top with another 1 tablespoon cupcake batter.
  7. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcakes comes out clean.
  8. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
  9. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cool completely on wire rack.
  10. For frosting:
  11. Place the white baking chips in a medium bowl; set aside.
  12. In a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream and corn syrup over medium heat until nearly boiling.
  13. Pour the hot mixture over the white baking chips; stir until completely smooth.
  14. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  15. Stir the cream mixture into the white frosting until well mixed; set aside.
  16. In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the semisweet chocolate chips on medium for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
  17. Place the maraschino cherries on paper towels to dry.
  18. Dip each dry cherry into melted semisweet chocolate and place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet until chocolate hardens.
  19. Frost each cupcake with white chocolate frosting and top with a chocolate-covered cherry.

butter, eggs, cranberrycherry juice, cherry pie filling, white baking chips, heavy cream, lightcolor corn syrup, white frosting, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/chocolate-chocolate-cherry-cupcakes-recipe.html (may not work)

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