Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes Recipe Video
Ingredients
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Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4 / 180°C.
MAKING
2) In a saucepan, heat the butter until almost melted.
3) Then turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted.
4) Then add the jam, eggs, sugar and salt. Beat with a spoon until all mixed together.
5) Then sift in the flour and fold altogether until thoroughly mixed.
6) Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases until they are about half full.
7) Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. They should be springy when you touch them and a thin skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
8) Leave them to cool on a wire rack then make the icing.
FINALIZING
9) Icing : In a saucepan break the dark chocolate ; add the cream and heat gently stirring continuously until it begins to be glossy and thick.
10) Take off the heat then spread the icing on top of the cakes and decorate with a cherry.
SERVING
11) Arrange the chocolate cherry cupcakes on a platter and serve.
1) Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4 / 180°C.
MAKING
2) In a saucepan, heat the butter until almost melted.
3) Then turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted.
4) Then add the jam, eggs, sugar and salt. Beat with a spoon until all mixed together.
5) Then sift in the flour and fold altogether until thoroughly mixed.
6) Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases until they are about half full.
7) Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. They should be springy when you touch them and a thin skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
8) Leave them to cool on a wire rack then make the icing.
FINALIZING
9) Icing : In a saucepan break the dark chocolate ; add the cream and heat gently stirring continuously until it begins to be glossy and thick.
10) Take off the heat then spread the icing on top of the cakes and decorate with a cherry.
SERVING
11) Arrange the chocolate cherry cupcakes on a platter and serve.
