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Black Forest Cupcakes!

Name: Black Forest Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 50g (½ cup) cocoa powder; 240ml (1 cup) boiling water; 175g (1 ⅓ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 115g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened; 200g (1 cup) granulated white sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp black cherry jam, optional; 300ml (1 ¼ cups) double (heavy) cream; 4 tbsp icing (powdered) sugar; 16-20 fresh cherries; dark chocolate

Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on February 4, 2012

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These Black Forest Cupcakes are the smaller cupcake version of the black forest cake. Made with a decadent chocolate sponge, filled with black cherry jam, and topped with whipped cream, shaved chocolate and black cherries.

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Do you like Black Forest cake?

Do you sometimes find a slice of Black Forest cake a bit too much, especially if you slice it like a huge door wedge like me! 😳 Then why not make a cupcake version?

I lay in bed the other night thinking of Black Forest Cake and thinking: ‘Mmm, I could so do with some Black Forest-y goodness right about now’. The urge was strong! 😆

However, with me being me, I didn’t want to inhale a whole black forest cake. I only wanted a wee little slice, so it wasn’t worth making a giant cake for just a few slices! And you’re reading this from a woman that slices cakes so thickly they’d feed 3 people with 1 slice!

And let’s face it, who feels as guilty eating a cupcake or two in comparison to a slice of cake? Somehow eating cupcakes instead of an entire cake in less guilt-free in our minds, right? Brucey bonus!

What to do… [tumbleweed blows past]

I know… CUPCAKES! … Black Forest Cupcakes.

Black Forest Cupcakes Recipe

These Black Forest Cupcakes are moist and rich chocolate cupcakes cored and filled with delicious black cherry jam, topped with sweetened whipped cream on top. Not forgetting that delicious melt-in-the-mouth flaked shaved chocolate pieces sprinkled onto the whipped cream, and finished with a black cherry on top.

Nom nom. AKA the best Black Forest Cupcakes ever!

These have probably been done before but I haven’t seen them personally so I’m reserving the right to say I had this idea. 😆

Chocolate cake…. Check,
Jam… Check,
Whipped cream… check,
Grated chocolate… Check
And a cherry on top… Check.
Could it get any better… Apparently not. 🙂

Yield: 16-20 cupcakes

Black Forest Cupcakes

These Black Forest Cupcakes are a smaller version of the cake. The cupcakes are made with a decadent chocolate sponge, filled with black cherry jam and topped with sweetened whipped cream, shaved chocolate, and black cherries.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

Black Forest Cupcakes

50g (½ cup) cocoa powder
240ml (1 cup) boiling water
175g (1 ⅓ cups plain (all-purpose) flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
115g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
200g (1 cup) granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract

Filling

3 tbsp black cherry jam, optional

Topping

300ml (1 ¼ cups) double (heavy) cream
4 tbsp icing (powdered) sugar
16-20 fresh cherries
dark chocolate

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5. Grease or line a muffin tray with paper liners.
In a small bowl stir until smooth the boiling hot water and the cocoa powder. Let cool to room temperature.
In another bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt
Then in the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat only until incorporated. Then add the cooled cocoa mixture and stir until smooth.
Fill each cupcake with batter to around two-thirds full. Bake for about 16 – 20 minutes or until risen, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. (Do not overbake or the cupcakes will be dry.) Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
When the cupcakes have cooled. Core the cupcake with a knife or a cupcake corer, then spoon black cherry jam into the cupcakes to taste. i.e. more for a stronger taste. Replace cupcake cores.
Whip up the cream, adding 4 tbsp of icing sugar, to slightly under firm peaks. Using a star piping tip, pipe whipped cream onto each cupcake.
Take a few chunks of dark chocolate and either shave or grate onto the cupcakes.
Serve immediately or store in the fridge for a maximum of 2-3 days. The cupcakes can be frozen without the filling and toppings.

Notes

If you do not have any black cherries to top off each cupcake, you can substitute fresh cherries for canned or glacé (maraschino) cherries, but this will completely change the overall flavour.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 298Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 124mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 1gSugar: 27gProtein: 3g

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Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on February 4, 2012

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Black Forest Cupcakes!