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Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, it's a chocolate lovers dream come true!

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

4.85 from 19 votes

Ingredients
  

  • CHOCOLATE CAKE:
  • 1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs at room temp
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 C. brown sugar packed
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 1/3 C. buttermilk or milk
  • 2/3 C. World Market Black Cherry Jam
  • 2 World Market vanilla beans slice and scrape out insides
  • CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM:
  • 3/4 C. butter softened
  • 1/3 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1-3 Tbsp. milk
  • 2-3 C. powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners, I used orange to really bring out the Reese's Pieces theme!
  • 2. In a medium bowl, combine cocoa flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, cherry jam and vanilla beans.
  • 4. Pour half the dry ingredients into the wet and stir. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and stir again. Don't over mix.
  • 5. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 18-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Let cool.
  • 6. Buttercream: Beat butter. Add cocoa powder, vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon milk. Add in 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and then alternate between adding more milk and more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
  • 7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with Ghiradelli squares and Torani Chocolate Sauce.