Black Forest Cupcakes

Our gorgeous Black Forest Cupcakes are moist, but low-fat chocolate cupcakes, with pretty swirls of the best buttercream frosting, and topped with juicy sweet cherries!

Black Forest Cupcakes:

Ingredients

1. 1 (15.25 oz) Devil's Food Cake Mix
2. 1 cup water
3. ½ cup + 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
4. 3 large eggs
5. For the buttercream frosting:
6. 1 cup milk
7. 1/4 cup flour, unbleached or all-purpose
8. 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
9. 1 cup sugar
10. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
11. For the tops:
12. 1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 muffin tins with 18 cupcake papers.
• In a large bowl add the cake mix, water, light mayonnaise and eggs, and mix according to the instructions on the cake box. Using a 3 oz scooper fill each cupcake paper approximately 3/4 full.
• Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 18-20 minutes. See note for perfectly moist cupcakes when using lite mayonnaise. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
• For the buttercream frosting: In a sauce pan whisk together the milk and flour. Stir constantly over medium high heat until thickened. Set aside to cool until the bottom of the pan is warm to the touch. *See notes to quickly cooling the mixture. While the thickened milk mixture is cooling, combine and beat the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until light and creamy, about a minute. Take the cooled, thickened milk mixture and give it a stir. Adding a tablespoon at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, beat on medium high speed until all the thickened milk mixture is added. Then beat an additional minute or two until the frosting is smooth and extra creamy.
• Fill a Wilton Dessert Decorator Plus with buttercream frosting and attach the star tip. Go around the edge of the cupcake to make a pretty swirl pattern.
• Use a fork and place 3-4 cherries on top, making sure to tap off any excess cherry sauce on the edge of the can before adding them to the tops.

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