Description
Classic Black Forest cupcakes combine rich chocolate cake, cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting for a delightful dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup hot coffee (or hot water)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream (cold)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp instant vanilla pudding mix (optional)
- Chocolate shavings or chopped chocolate
- Maraschino cherries (or fresh cherries, pitted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add egg, buttermilk, hot coffee, oil, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth (batter will be thin).
- Divide batter evenly among liners (about 2/3 full).
- Bake 16–18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.
- Fill the cupcakes: Use a cupcake corer or small knife to remove the center of each cupcake (don’t cut through the bottom). Spoon 1–2 teaspoons cherry pie filling into each cupcake.
- Make whipped cream frosting: In a chilled bowl, beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla (and pudding mix if using) until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe or spoon whipped cream onto each cupcake. Drizzle a little cherry filling sauce over the top, add chocolate shavings, and finish with a cherry.
Notes
- Use cold heavy cream for best whipped cream results.
- Instant pudding mix helps stabilize the whipped cream.
- Fresh cherries can replace maraschino cherries for garnish.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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