Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes With Vanilla Bean Frosting

"From Prevention magazine, January 2012 issue via the Detroit Free Press. Chocolatey, tart and yummy. I used the best chocolate and cocoa powder possible, and would double the frosting (or even just 1 1/2 times) recipe (last three ingredients). I used an ice cream scoop to portion the batter and got 19 nice sized cupcakes."
 
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Ready In:
12mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
16 cupcakes
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 2 muffin pans with 16 paper liners.
  • In a small saucepan, combine cherries with water. Bring to a boil. Transfer mixture (cherries and water) to a food processor. Add cocoa, chocolate and butter, and pulse until combined. Cool 1 minute. Add brown sugar, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, and puree until almost smooth.
  • Pulse in eggs until well combined. Whisk together flour and baking soda in a bowl and add to food processor. Pulse until just combined.
  • Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven until tops are slightly domed and firm to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool cupcakes in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
  • Scrape vanilla bean seeds into bowl. Add cream cheese and confectioners' sugar and beat well. Pipe or spread frosting on to cupcakes.

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I am a 40 something newly married mother who works yearning to make well-balanced and delicious homemade meals without spending all my time in the kitchen. I love the "Saving Dinner" cookbooks as well as anything crockpot.
 
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