Dark Chocolate & Cherry Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate & Cherry Cupcakes

Cute yet so tasty these cupcakes would be great as a no fuss dessert or as a treat for the kids. Recipe kindly provided by Britt Box.

Makes

18

Difficulty

Easy

Method

For the cupcakes:

1. Mix together the butter, caster sugar and dark brown sugar

2. Add in the eggs

3. Add in the Homepride self raising flour and cocoa powder and mix well

4. Add in the melted dark chocolate & cherry jam

5. Add in the chopped cherries

6. Spoon into cupcake cases 2/3 full and bake at 140C for 45 mins

For the Buttercream:

1. Mix unsalted butter with icing sugar and cocoa powder

2. Add melted dark chocolate and cherry jam

3. Spoon or pipe onto cupcakes as desired

4. Top with a cherry

Fred's Tip

Use an ice cream scoop or tablespoon measure when putting your mixture into the cases to ensure that each cupcake is the same size