Black Forest Cupcakes

A Black Forest Cupcake is a great Christmas Cupcake Recipe. Not only does it look pretty on your table, - the decadent chocolate cherry taste is irresistible.

I had a summertime barbecue, and made Sangria. I had left over cherries and blackberry brandy. So, I decided to bake Black Forest Cupcakes. It was a sweet, flavor combination.

This recipe calls for Kirsch brandy, but lets get creative and mix up the flavors a bit. Next time I decide to bake them, I think I'll use cherry brandy.

Weihnachtsgrüße = Christmas Greetings in German.

Black Forest Cupcakes

• 1/4 brandy -Kirsh, (or whatever brandy you can find)
• 2 cups of fresh cherries- pitted and cut in half
  
• 3/4 cup water
  
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
  
• 2/3 cup sour cream
  
• 1 cup brown sugar
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 4 1/4 cups cups flour
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  

Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients

• 1 package of cream cheese, softened
  
• 1 egg white
  
• 2 tablespoons sugar
  

Baking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
   
2. Fill 12 cupcake tins with paper or foil liners
   
3. Soak cherries in brandy for approximately 15 minutes.
4. Combine water and chocolate chips, heat and melt, bringing to a boil. Remove from heat.
   
5. In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy.
   
6. Mix the flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   
7. Gradually add the flour to the butter mixture, and add in sour cream.
   
8. Fill cups half full.
   
9. Gently spoon cheeries into the middle of each cups batter(reserve the liquid)
   
   
10. Gently spoon 1 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture on top of cherries.
    
11. Fill the cups with remaining batter to the rim of tin
    
12. Bake 20-28 minutes, until cupcakes firm up and spring to touch.
    
13. Let cool
    
14. Drizzle cherry liquid on top of each cupcake, allowing it to soak in.
    

• 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Combine all ingredients, and whip cream until it peaks
2. Place on top of each cupcake just before eating
3. Decorate the top some shavings from a chocolate bar, or sprinkle
4. with chocolate sprinkles. Place a cherry on top.

Hint: The whipped cream is better added just before serving. If you are preparing ahead of time, make sure to refrigerate. If you are traveling, chill the whipped cream for about an hour before. If convenient, take the bowl along with you, and top the cupcakes just before serving.

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