Chocolate cupcakes with cherries
Description
I'm a chocoholic and can't live without delicious chocolate desserts. One of my favorites is chocolate cherry cupcakes. This dessert has everything I love—intensely chocolate flavor, tangy cherries, delicate frosting, and coffee that adds an incredible depth of taste. You can easily make chocolate cherry cupcakes at home. Prepare them and surprise your loved ones with this incredibly delicious dessert. The baking is ready. Serve it at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a deep bowl, mix the dry ingredients—half the sugar, sifted flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
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Step 2
In another bowl, cream the soft butter with the remaining sugar, then add the egg and mix well. Next, add the yogurt and the cooled brewed coffee.
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Step 3
Add the dry mixture to the liquid part in portions and gently mix.
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Step 4
Transfer the prepared dough into silicone molds or disposable paper cupcake liners, filling them about 2/3 full. Place in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15–20 minutes.
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Step 5
Then prepare the cream. Heat 270 ml of cream to 80 degrees and gradually pour it into chopped chocolate. Stir until smooth and let it cool.
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Step 6
Add the remaining 110 ml of cream to the cooled mixture of cream and chocolate. Mix well and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
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Step 7
Then beat this cooled mixture into a fluffy cream.
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Step 8
Next, in the cooled cupcakes, remove the soft center with a small spoon—this is where we'll place the pitted cherry. Then, carefully pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes using a pastry bag (or a plastic bag with one corner cut off), and top each with a cherry for decoration.