BLACK FOREST CUPCAKES

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Provided by Member 610488

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (15 ounce) can pitted sweet cherries in syrup
4 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/4 cup cherry brandy or 1/4 cup kirschwasser
1 tablespoon cherry brandy or 1 tablespoon kirschwasser
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
dark chocolate, shaved into curls with a vegetable peeler
fresh cherries, for topping

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drain the cherries, reserving the cherries and syrup separately. Combine the cherry syrup, chopped chocolate, sugar, butter, and the 1/4 cup brandy in a saucepan.
Over low heat, stir until the chocolate has melted. Pour into a large mixing bowl and whisk in the egg. Sift together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder into a small bowl, then fold gently into the chocolate mixture.
Fit 12 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners and spray with non-stick oil. Pour the batter evenly into each cup. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cupcakes are firm to the touch. Let cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon brandy with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and stir into the whipped cream. Cut a quarter-size hole into the top of each cupcake and fill with canned cherries, Frost with the whipped cream and top with shaved chocolate, and a fresh cherry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.5, Fat 24.5, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 73.2, Sodium 209.5, Carbohydrate 42.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 29.1, Protein 3.8