Description
Delightful Black Forest Cupcakes blend rich chocolate flavors with tart cherries and luscious whipped cream for a perfect treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 jar (about 12 oz) cherry pie filling
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Shaved chocolate or chocolate curls (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Slowly add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, whisking continuously. Then add boiling water and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- For ganache, heat heavy cream until simmering, pour over chocolate chips, and stir until smooth.
- Once cooled, cut out a small section from each cupcake and fill with cherry pie filling.
- Drizzle or spread ganache over the cupcakes.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form, then top cupcakes.
- Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.
Notes
Store in an airtight container. Best consumed within 1-2 days if topped with whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: cupcakes, chocolate, dessert, Black Forest, cherry