Description
Rich chocolate cupcakes filled with sweet cherries and topped with fluffy whipped cream and a fresh cherry.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
- 1 and 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 12 fresh cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then slowly add the boiling water and mix until smooth.
- Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds full with batter.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- Core each cupcake and fill the center with cherry pie filling.
- Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form, then pipe onto cupcakes.
- Top each cupcake with a fresh cherry.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs for smoother mixing.
- Let the cupcakes cool fully before adding filling or cream.
- Chill the bowl before whipping cream for best volume.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg