Black Forest Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in milk. Add flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda; beat until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each liner about half-full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Cut tops off the cooled cupcakes. Remove a small amount of the center of each cupcake. Fill the centers with a small dab of black cherry jam. Put the tops back on, covering the jam.
• Combine heavy cream, sucralose sweetener, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whip until soft peaks form. Place in the refrigerator until chilled.
• Place whipped cream in a piping bag fitted with a round or star tip. Frost each cupcake with a swirl of whipped cream. Top each one with a maraschino cherry and grated chocolate.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C. (If using, thaw the frozen cherries). Line a 12- hole muffin tin with paper cases.
• Using an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until the mixture looks pale and creamy.
• Add eggs - one at a time - beating well after each addition.
• Fold through combined sifted flours, cocoa and baking powder.
• Fold through the cherries (retain 12 for decorating) and spoon the dough into the paper cases.
• Bake for 20-25min until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the tin and cool on a rack.
• Once completely cooled, poke a few small holes in the top of each muffin and drizzle with the Kirsch. The decorate the tops with whipped cream, a cherry and shavings of dark chocolate.

Steps:

• Combine applesauce and baking powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Puree zucchini in food processor.
• Add cherries and pulse a couple times, until cherries are chunked up (you don't have to completely puree mixture, unless you have really picky eaters). You should have about 3-4 cups of mixture.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Add applesauce, oil and zucchini/cherry mixture.
• Add enough buttermilk to make a thick batter. Amount really varies depending on your flour, your cherry mixture, and on the humidity.
• Pour batter into muffin tin, about 3/4 full. (I don't use liners, I just spray tin with cooking spray).
• Bake @ 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.