First Kiss Cupcakes

26 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Cake:
  • 1 cup Dutch process cocoa
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups superfine sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon chocolate extract
  • Paper baking cups
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 24 milk chocolate kisses
  • Cherry Frosting:
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons cherry jam or maraschino cherry juice
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
  • Toppings:
  • 24 red maraschino cherries (with stems)
  • Chocolate Ganache:
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cocoa and 2 cups boiling water in a large heatproof bowl, stirring until blended and smooth; cool completely. Beat butter with a mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in chocolate extract.
  2. 2
    Place paper baking cups in 2 (12-cup) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not cool.
  3. 3
    While cupcakes are still warm, press 1 chocolate kiss into the center of each. Let cool completely.
  4. 4
    To prepare cherry frosting, beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Beat at high speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Makes 3 cups.
  5. 5
    Frost each cupcake with Cherry Frosting using metal tip no. 2D.
  6. 6
    To prepare ganache, cook cream in a heavy nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, just until it begins to steam (do not boil); remove from heat. Place chocolate in a glass bowl. Slowly add hot cream to chocolate, beating with a whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is well blended. The mixture will thicken as it cools. Makes about 2 cups.
  7. 7
    Dip cherries in Chocolate Ganache, and place 1 on top of each cupcake.

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