Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes

Cake sale recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has butter, golden caster sugar, large egg, plain flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, buttermilk, food colouring, glace cherry, double cream, conserve, dark chocolate and icing.

Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes

Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Cake sale
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Dark Chocolate: 100g dark chocolate, chopped
  • Butter: 100g butter, softened
  • Plain Flour: 225g plain flour
  • Bicarbonate Of Soda: 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Golden Caster Sugar: 140g golden caster sugar
  • Large Egg: 2 large eggs, beaten
  • Buttermilk: 150ml buttermilk
  • Cocoa Powder: 25g cocoa powder
  • Double Cream: 150ml double cream
  • Glace Cherry: 100g glace cherry, roughly chopped, plus extra to decorate
  • Food Colouring: 28ml bottle red food colouring (natural food colouring won't look as bright as an artificial one)
  • Icing: red icing or edible red glitter, to decorate (optional)
  • Conserve: 140g cherry conserve or jam, sieved

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases. Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time, whisking until fully incorporated. Sift in the flour, cocoa, bicarb and a pinch of salt. Fold in with a spatula until there are no lumps of flour remaining. Then add the buttermilk, food colouring and cherries, and stir briefly to combine. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 20 mins until risen and springy to the touch. Leave to cool slightly, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  2. Warm the cream and cherry conserve in a small pan, add the chocolate and remove from the heat. Leave for a few mins, then stir until melted and combined. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool completely - the icing will set to a spreadable consistency within about 30 mins. Once cooled and thickened, spread the icing on the cupcakes, decorate with a drizzle of red icing or some red glitter and top with half a glace cherry. These cakes will keep for a few days in a cake tin.