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Chocolate Covered Cherry Minis

July 13, 2012 by Jaime @ Mom's Test Kitchen 5 Comments

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Growing up, my mom made a fruit salad that I loved.  It had peaches, pineapples, strawberries, bananas all mixed in a vanilla pudding & Tang sauce.  Delicious. 
But the best ingredient was maraschino cherries.  My mom would have to buy the largest jar she could find because my sister and I would fight over them.  20 years later and we still fight over the cherries.
So when my sisters birthday came around this year, I knew I had to somehow incorporate our lifelong competition into her dessert.  So I took another favorite of ours, the chocolate covered cherry, and turned it into a cupcake.

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE:
1 box chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chocolate milk*
Maraschino cherries – enough to include one with each cupcake – I used 48

INGREDIENTS FOR CHERRY FROSTING:
8 oz sour cream
3/4 of a 8 ounce tub of whipped cream
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons cherry juice for the jar of Maraschino cherries

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line a mini muffin tin with baking cups.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, butter, sour cream and milk until blended.
3. Add the cake mix and beat with a mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
4. Fill the baking cups halfway full with the cake mix.
5. Place one cherry in the center of each cupcake.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean – just remember the cherry is there in the middle 🙂
7. Let the cupcake cool for a few minutes in the pan and then allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

While the cupcakes are cooling (or baking, whichever works for you) make your frosting:
1. In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, whipped cream, powdered sugar and cherry juice.
2. Beat with chilled beaters on medium speed until fluffy – it took a few minutes to get it fluffy.
3. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

NOTES:
*You can use regular milk in making the cupcakes – I simply like to use chocolate milk when making a chocolate cake – I think it enhances the chocolate flavor.

Any family food fights in your house?

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  1. Kelly {Sparkles and Shoes}

    May 19, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    These sound absolutely amazing!

    xx
    Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes

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  2. Naptime Review

    July 16, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    I love your menu plan. I am getting read to head to the store now and thinking what to cook. Ha!

    Newest GFC follower from TTWFI. I am hosting Mom’s Monday Mingle now. Love for you to link up! Have over 170 moms blogs. Great place to network. Hope to see you there!

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  3. Vivian

    July 16, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    Hello there! I am your newest follower, found you on the Naptime Review. I love to cook too! Visit me when you have a chance and follow back if you’d like! These cherry minis look DELISH!!!

    Reply
  4. Neha Sharma

    July 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    Chocolate and cherries are a match made in heaven! One of my absolute favorite combinations 🙂 thanks for the recipe!

    If you have a few minutes to spare, feel free to check out my blog and follow if it tickles your fancy! 🙂 I’m a lover of food photography and post mostly that on my blog!

    Have a great day!

    neha
    neha made

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  5. Julie

    July 14, 2012 at 10:42 am

    These look really good. I’m turning into a cupcake baking fanatic so I’ll have to try them sometime. Thanks for the follow on Twitter. I’m now a followe of your blog via GFC. My blog is about food and DIY. Stop on by sometime. 🙂

    Julie
    http://www.jamscorner.com

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