Chocolate Cherry Filled Cupcakes
Chocolate Cherry Filled Cupcakes are a delicious take on the classic chocolate and cherry combination. Moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with a sweet cherry preserves and topped with a cherry flavored buttercream frosting. And of course, a maraschino cherry on top!
Servings: 6 cupcakes
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Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup Imperial sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup hot coffee
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Filling:
- 6 teaspoon cherry preserves or jam
For the Frosting:
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon cherry extract
To Decorate:
- 6 maraschino cherries with stems
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 6 liners. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and coffee together. Pour into the mixer and mix until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling each cupcake cavity ⅔ of the way full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
For the Filling:
- Use a knife to cut a small circle out of the center of each cupcake.
- Fill each cupcake with 1 teaspoon cherry preserves.
- Place the removed piece of cake back on top of the cupcake.
For the Frosting:
- Add the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth.
- Add in the powdered sugar and salt.
- Add the milk and cherry extract.
- Transfer to a piping bag with a tip and pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
To Decorate:
- Pat maraschino cherries with a paper towel to remove excess juice.
- Place on top of the frosted cupcakes.