BLACK FOREST CUPCAKES

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The best black forest cupcakes frosted with a mascarpone whipped cream and topped with a black cherry topping and dark chocolate curls.

cake flour black cocoa powder fine sea salt baking powder granulated sugar canola oil eggs sour cream hot coffee

Ingredients

CAKE

black cherries granulated sugar Kirsch liqueur lemon cornstarch

mascarpone powdered sugar vanilla bean paste heavy whipping cream

dark chocolate chips

Ingredients

CHERRY TOPPING

CREAM

CHOCOLATE

STEP 1: For the cupcakes, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Whisk sugar, oil, eggs and sour cream in a separate bowl.

STEP 2: Sift the dry ingredients over the wet and whisk them together, just a little. Add in the hot coffee and whisk it together.

STEP 3: Fill each of the cupcake tins with 50 grams and bake for 20 min at 350F. Rest for 10 minutes before removing cupcakes and cooling.

STEP 4: For the cherry topping, toss pitted, whole cherries with sugar, lemon juice and kirsch in a pan over med-low heat until cherries feel softer.

STEP 5: Add cornstarch and stir. Once the sauce thickens, remove from heat. Place in a heat safe jar and cool to room temp.

STEP 6: For the mascarpone frosting, beat together the cold mascarpone with the powdered sugar.

STEP 7: Add vanilla bean paste and turn the mixer to med speed. Stream in cold heavy whipping cream in 4 increments.

STEP 8: Turn up the speed to thicken the frosting. It should thicken and hold peaks. Don’t over-beat once you’ve reached this stage.

STEP 9: For the chocolate, melt the chocolate in the microwave. Spread it on a flat cookie sheet as thin as possible.

STEP 10: Refrigerate the cookie sheet for 10 min. Scrape the chocolate with an offset spatula to create curls.

STEP 11: To assemble, Frost the cupcakes with the mascarpone cream using a piping bag fit with a large round piping tip.

STEP 12: Refrigerate so the frosting sets. Spoon the cherry topping over the cupcakes and top with chocolate shavings.

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