Chocolate Cupcakes with Cherry Buttercream Frosting
 
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: dessert, cupcake, healthy
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • Cupcake Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup baking cocoa
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • [b]Cherry Buttercream Frosting Ingredients[/b]
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup cherry jam or chopped fresh or frozen cherries, juices drained but reserved
  • 5-6 cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
  1. Cupcake Instructions
  2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with applesauce until combined.
  4. For cupcakes, add liners to two muffin tins and divide the batter accordingly for 20-24 cupcakes. For cake, pour into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
  5. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 18-22 minutes for cupcakes, 30-35 minutes for cake or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before icing.
  6. Cherry Buttercream Frosting Instructions
  7. Place butter and jam or cherries into a mixing bowl, food processor or an electric mixer. Cream until well incorporated, about 2 minutes.
  8. Add the confectioner's sugar, one cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency. If the mixture gets too thick you can add water or the reserved cherry juice. Do not add milk, as the cherries can make the milk curdle.
  9. Frost the cooled cupcakes or cake.
Recipe by phoebe's pure food at https://www.phoebespurefood.com/chocolate-cherry-cupcakes/