Black Forest Cupcakes
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This classic in cupcake form is sensationally tasty and incredibly moreish. enjoy in front of the fire with a cup of coffee and good book!
Ingredients;
175g (3/4 cup) Self raising flour
175g (3/4 cup) Unsalted butter
175g (3/4 cup) Caster sugar
175g (3/4 cup) Cocoa + extra for dusting
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla extract
500ml Double cream
425g Cherries + 12 for decorating
Method;
§ Pre heat the oven to 140C/280F and prepare a 12 hole muffin tray
§ Cream the butter and sugar together
§ Sift in the flour, cocoa, and one egg
§ Add the eggs one at a time, giving the mixture a quickmix in between
§ Add the vanilla extract and stir
§ Divide the mixture between cases but do not over fill the cases
§ Bake for 20–25 mins, turning the tray half way through
§ Remove the cupcakes from the tray immediately and leave to cool
§ Meanwhile, make the filling by adding the cherries and 4 tbsp of caster sugar to a saucepan on a medium heat for about 20mins until all the liquid has evaporated
§ Blitz the cherry mixture with a hand blender until smooth
§ Cut out the centre of each cupcake with a teaspoon and fill with the cherry mixture
§ Whip the double cream until stiff and pipe in a swirl on to the cupcakes
§ Dust with extra cocoa and decorate with a cherry
§ Serve immediately.
