Cherry Cordial Chocolate Cupcakes
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup
3/4 cup hot water
3/4 cup bread flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp vegetable or canola oil
2 large eggs
2 tsp white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup butter
1- 2 pinches of salt
3 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Red food coloring
1/2 of the maraschino cherries from 1
24 maraschino cherries
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in a medium bowl, then pour hot water over chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Transfer bowl to refrigerator and chill 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through chilling, until cooled . Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, salt and baking soda. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together canola oil, eggs, vinegar and vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into oil mixture and stir until well combined, then add flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Divide batter evenly among 12 paper lined muffin cups . Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 17 - 19 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool in baking tin several minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely.
Add chocolate chips to a bowl. Heat cream to nearly a boil then pour over chocolate chips. Stir until melted and smooth. Let cool until thickened, either in refrigerator or or at room temperature .
While ganache is cooling, in the bowl of an electric stand mixer whip butter and salt until pale and fluffy. Mix in 1 cup of the powdered sugar then stir in maraschino cherry juice, vanilla and desired amount of red food coloring if using. Mix in remaining powdered sugar and whip until pale and fluffy. Using a rubber or silicone spatula, fold in chopped maraschino cherries.
Place two maraschino cherries over tops of cupcakes. Dollop desired amount of frosting over cherries then spread frosting around cherries. Transfer chocolate ganache to a small resealable bag, seal bag and cut a tip from one corner. Drizzle over cupcakes and top each cupcake with 1 cherry. Let cupcakes rest 1 hour . 431.