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Black Forest Cupcakes - Third Blogiversary

Chocolate cupcakes with cherry filling, topped with cream frosting, chocolate and of course, the cherry on the top. Black Forest Cupcakes are friable and divine, also absolutely simple to make and looks great too! However, it's far from healthy, this guilty pleasure worth every extra workout for sure!
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12 Black Forest Cupcakes
Author Anna @ Anna Can Do It!

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes:
  • 1 3/4 cups Flour
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
  • 1/2 cup warm Milk
  • 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt
  • Vanilla to taste
  • Chocolate Drizzle:
  • 1 cup Chocolate
  • Cherry Filling:
  • 2 cup Preserved Cherry with juice
  • 1 pack Gelatine Powder
  • Whipped Cream:
  • 1 cup Hulala Whipping Cream
  • 1 pack Whip it

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven.
  • Beat the egg whites with the half of the sugar and the whole eggs with the other half of the sugar.
  • Dissolve the cocoa powder in the warm milk.
  • Add the cocoa milk, the yogurt and the coconut oil to the beaten whole eggs.
  • Add the flour, the baking powder, and the baking soda.
  • Add the vanilla to the rest of the ingredients.
  • Scoop the batter into cupcake liners or cases.
  • Bake it on medium heat (about 350-360°) for 20 mins.
  • For the sauce, pour the <g class="gr_ gr_107 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling" id="107" data-gr-id="107">preserved</g> cherry and juice to a saucepan and cook it with constant stirring on low heat.
  • When the sauce starts to simmer, add the gelatine, cook it with constant stirring until the sauce thickens.
  • Get the cupcakes out of the oven, let it cool for about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whip the whipping cream.
  • When the cupcakes are cool enough, cut a small hole in the top of the cupcakes (best way is to use a melon baller).
  • Scoop a little of the cherry filling into each cupcake.
  • Pipe the whipping cream on top of the cupcakes.
  • Drizzle some melted chocolate on top.
  • Finish them with the cherry on the top.