Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

This recipe was inspired by my favorite candy, chocolate covered cherries. The cupcakes are full of chocolate flavor and kept moist with the help of oil and butter.

The frosting is a simple buttercream that is flavored with cherry preserves. Each cupcake gets a generous filling of cherry preserves and then topped with the cherry buttercream.

There is no shortage of cherry flavor in this recipe.

Who doesn’t love chocolate covered cherries?

This is a cute cupcake idea for Valentine’s Day. Don’t you think? If you love chocolate covered cherries, you will absolutely adore these cupcakes.

Ingredients

• US Cups - Metric
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup black cherry preserves or regular cherry preserves
• For the frosting
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/3 cup black cherry preserves or regular cherry preserves

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the oil, butter, and sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a whisk. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternating with the milk, begin and end with the flour mixture. Beat until well blended.
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