CHOCOLATE HEART CUPCAKES
In this irresistible Valentine's Day dessert, half the batch is decorated with chocolate hearts stamped out of the cupcakes with a cookie cutter, while the other half is topped with vanilla frosting hearts.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes
Time 3h
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with baking cups. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a heatproof bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa, and chocolate. Whisk in cherry juice.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, then continue to simmer until bubbles recede and solids on bottom of pan begin to turn golden brown, about 6 minutes. Pour into sugar mixture; whisk until well combined and chocolate has melted. Whisk in eggs, then dry ingredients.
- Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, 22 to 24 minutes. Let cool in tin 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks and let cool completely. Refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 12 (this will help create clean cuts).
- Use a 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cutter to remove a 3/4-inch-deep heart from each of 6 cupcakes (removing a bit of additional cake, if desired, to create more room for frosting). Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large, plain round tip (such as Ateco #806) with frosting. Pipe frosting to fill heart cutouts. Pipe 1/4 cup frosting on remaining cupcakes. Top frosted cupcakes with heart cutouts. Cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.
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Dave Smith
[email protected]I would not recommend this recipe.
Yassin Qasemi
[email protected]These cupcakes were not as good as I expected.
Nabid Jihad
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Camille-Claudel Nortje
[email protected]I love these cupcakes! They're so cute and they taste amazing.
Swaviman Creation
[email protected]These cupcakes were easy to make and they tasted great!
Diamond King
[email protected]These cupcakes were delicious! I would definitely make them again.
ANS Life in a day
[email protected]I've made these cupcakes several times and they always turn out great! They're so easy to make and they're always a hit with my friends and family.
ajay breward
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good. I would recommend using a different recipe if you're looking for a light and fluffy cupcake.
king Raja
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for my daughter's birthday and they were a huge hit! They were so easy to make and they turned out so cute. The frosting was a little too sweet for my taste, but my daughter loved it.
Jemal Esmael
[email protected]These cupcakes were absolutely delicious! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent, and the frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking for a delicious and easy-to-make chocolate cupcake.