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Fudgy chocolate cupcakes are filled with sweet cherry jam and topped with a cherry rosewater frosting

Chocolate Cherry Filled Cupcakes with Cherry Rosewater Frosting

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Perfect for Valentine's Day, these Cherry Filled Chocolate Cupcakes are moist, sweet, and relatively quick and simple to make!
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry filled, cherry filled cupcakes, cherry jam, chocolate, chocolate cupcakes, cupcakes, dutch processed cocoa, Valentines Day
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 2 ½ cups (300g) All Purpose Flour, † measured correctly
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3/4 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder (regular cocoa can be used too)
  • 3/4 cup Hot Freshly Brewed Coffee
  • 1 ½ cup Cherry Jam, for filling

Cherry Rosewater Buttercream

  • 2 cups Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
  • 7 cups Confectioners Sugar, sifted
  • 3/4 cup Cherry Jam
  • 1 ½ tsp Rosewater
  • Pinch of Salt

Instructions

Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 2 cupcake pans (24 total cupcakes) with cupcake liners. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together to combine. Set aside.
  • In another large bowl, add eggs, sugar, sour cream, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Whisk together until smooth and well combined.
  • In a small mixing bowl or 2-cup liquid measuring cup, add the hot coffee and cocoa powder. Whisk together until well-combined and smooth. Allow to sit for 2 minutes, then add the cocoa mixture into the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients (eggs, sour cream, etc.), then mix until smooth.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix until smooth. Pour the cake batter into the prepared cupcake pans, filling 2/3 full, and bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before filling and frosting.
  • Once cooled, using a cupcake corer or paring knife, cut out an approximately 1 inch deep piece from the top of each cupcake, and fill each with 1 tbsp cherry jam.

Cherry Rosewater Buttercream Frosting

  • Add butter to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high until butter is doubled in volume, and looks light and fluffy.
  • Turn the stand mixer to low and slowly add the confectioners sugar. Beat until completely incorporated, then add in the cherry jam, rosewater, and salt. Beat until well-combined and fully incorporated.

Notes

† to measure flour correctly, use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup, then level off with a straight edge. Do not pack the flour into the cup, or scoop with the measuring cup straight from the bag/container. Alternatively, weigh the flour (1 cup = 120g or 4oz)