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Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes
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Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes

13 ingredients 15 min + 25 min MAKES 12 openrecipes
Red velvet choc-cherry cupcakes

Very cherry chocolate sponges dotted with fruit and topped with creamy frosting - perfect for a cake sale

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1126
Calories
31g
Protein
40g
Fat
160g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g butter , softened
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs , beaten
  • 225g plain flour
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 150ml buttermilk
  • 28ml bottle red food colouring (natural food colouring won't look as bright as an artificial one)
  • 100g glacé cherries , roughly chopped, plus extra to decorate
  • 150ml double cream
  • 140g cherry conserve or jam, sieved
  • 100g dark chocolate , chopped
  • red icing or edible red glitter, to decorate (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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