black forest-stuffed cupcakes.

Finally, one lovely German's dessert is coming on the blog today!.

BLACK FOREST CUPCAKE!

Black Forest Cupcakes are just like black forest cake, but in cupcake form. So simple, yes!. This classic dessert recipe delivers a rich and moist chocolate cupcake - stuffed with delicious cherry pie filling or soaked in cherry liqueur, topped with vanilla whipped cream frosting, chocolate shavings and fresh cherries!.

Just a little information, Black Forest Cake was actually named in the late of 16th century after the Black Forest Region in Germany ("Der Schwarzwald" in German) - which located in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Black Forest Cake is called Schwarzwälderkirschtorte here. (it tastes really good!). Aaaaand.... since I myself live in Heidelberg these days - which is a part of Baden-Württemberg region, I really really wanna go there!.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of cherries because of their sour flavour. I usually go with strawberries or raspberries instead. (you know them well, right?). But, in a small amount - especially as a compliment to any desserts like cake, tart, etc... cherries are really good!. Indeed. So if you haven't tried, then you should at least make it once!

loving fresh cherries... perfect for this kinda weather!

These Black Forest Cupcakes are light, fluffy and definitely have moist texture. The Cherry Pie filling inside is also delicious! If you have much time to bake, you can make a homemade one at home. I just bought it in the supermarket to make it a bit simpler and easier, but really... cherries and chocolate are going really well together!. Such a perfect pair.

If you are one cupcake lover and haven't tried to make the Black Forest one, you can follow my recipe here!

Making ca. 6 large cupcakes or 12-14 normal cupcakes.

(I made 6 large cupcakes using lovely Paper Baking Cups from Paper Eskimo).

For the chocolate cupcakes:

Ingredients:

175 grams all purpose flour
50 grams Dutch-processed cocoa powder
240 ml boiling hot water

113 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
200 grams granulated white sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the filling:

1 can Cherry Pie Filling (store-bought)

Directions:

1). Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter, or line 12-14 baking cups with paper liners.

2). In a small bowl, stir the boiling water and cocoa powder until smooth. Let them cool to room temperature.

3). In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

3). In a medium-sized bowl, with a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat only until incorporated. Then add the cooled cocoa mixture and stir until smooth.

4). Fill each baking cup about two-thirds full with batter and bake for about 16-20 minutes, and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. (Do not over bake or the texture of the cupcakes will be dry).

5). Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

6). Once the cupcakes cool down perfectly, cut the center of the cupcake out with a sharp knife. Fill the center of each cupcake with (store-bought) Cherry Pie Filling. I put 2-3 cherries in each and it's pretty good enough. You can add more as much as you like!.

For the vanilla whipped cream frosting and assembling:

Ingredients:

240 ml (1cup) heavy cream
2 tablespoons icing or powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
chocolate shavings, chocolate sprinkles or chocolate chips (for topping)
fresh cherries (for topping)

Directions:

1). Place the sugar into a mixing bowl and add the heavy cream.

2). Whisk until the cream reaches stiff peaks (you can also use a handmixer). It takes for about 1 minute.
3). Spoon into a piping bag and frosting over each cupcake. Sprinkle them with chocolate shavings, chocolate sprinkles or chocolate chips, then add fresh cherries on top.
4). Done and serve!.

Enjoy! Hope you guys like it!
Have a blessed Sunday!

can't handle the chocolate! :)

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