Everything you love about a cherry cordial- the cherry cream center, the rich chocolate coating- made into a bite sized cupcake.
Prep time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Bake time: 15-20 minutes
Makes 36 mini cupcakes
- Cupcakes
- 1 package Duncan Hine's Devils Food Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Filling
- 1 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powedered sugar
- 3 Tb. maraschino cherry juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, coarsely chopped and well-drained
- Frosting
- 1 Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Starter
- 1 Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Cherry Vanilla Flavor pouch
- Glaze
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 Tb. butter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the cups of mini cupcake pans with decorative liners. Mix and bake Devil's Food cupcakes according to package. Move to wire racks and allow to cool completely.
- Place whipping cream in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until slightly thickened. Add powdered sugar; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Add cherry juice and vanilla and beat until well-mixed. Fold in chopped cherries. Cover bowl tightly and put in the refrigerator.
- Mix together frosting starter and cherry vanilla flavor pouch. Load into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip; set aside.
- Using a small, sharp knife cut a small hole in the middle of each cupcake and remove some cake.
- Fill each cupcake with one teaspoon of cherry filling. Then, pipe frosting on top of each cupcake. Put the cupcakes in the freezer.
- Place the chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 15-second intervals until butter is melted. Whisk the mixture until it is smooth.
- Working quickly, take cupcakes from the freezer and dip the frosting in the melted chocolate, letting any excess drip off.
- Return to the freezer for 5 minutes. Either serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
- Enjoy!
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TanyaKilgore (1 discussion) on Apr 18, 2012 at 02:05 PM
Oh yeah, I am definately am trying this recipe this summer!
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rey.thompson (6 discussions) on Apr 15, 2012 at 08:03 PM
I am going to try these! They look delicious!!!
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MandieBea (3 discussions) on Mar 31, 2012 at 03:06 PM
After making this recipe a few times I have come to realize that the chocolate coating gets very hard if you refrigerate them for the 24 hours. These cupcakes do need to be refrigerated because of the cherry cream center, but I suggest you set them out for 10 minutes or so before serving so the chocolate can soften and they are easier to enjoy.
