Black Forest Cupcakes
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 large can cherry pie filling
- chocolate bar, shaved (garnish)
- maraschino cherries in jar (garnish)
- Whipped Cream Topping: 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 2 tbsps. sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Heat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or line 28 to 30 muffin cups with paper bake cups.
- Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans or fill cups about 2/3 full with batter.
- Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
- Hollow out center of each cupcake (about 2 inches deep). Spoon about 1 tablespoon of cherry pie filling into each cupcake center.
- Pipe whipped cream topping onto each cupcake then garnish with shaved chocolate and cherry on top. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
- *Note: Make sure to drain cherries(garnish) and dry on paper towels before placing on top of cupcakes to prevent juices from staining whipped cream.
- For Whipped Topping: Beat whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks forms and texture resembles whipped cream. nnMakes about 2 cups
sugar, flour, milk, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, vegetable oil, special, salt, vanilla, boiling water, cherry pie filling, chocolate, maraschino cherries, cream topping
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Black-Forest-Cupcakes-1845677 (may not work)