I am planning to make them a couple times to take to parties, possibly even church. We host a big family Christmas Party that I will definitely be making these for!
The list of ingredients includes pretty much everything I usually have in my pantry, except for the cherries which you can find on sale everywhere this time of year.
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Cherry Cordial Cupcake Ingredients
- Devils Food Cake Mix
- Vegetable Oil
- Eggs
- Water
- Flour
- Maraschino Cherries
- Chocolate covered Cherries
- Powdered Sugar
- Cream Cheese
- Butter
- Heavy Cream
- Hershey Chocolate Bar
How to Make Cherry Cordial Cupcakes
Mix cake mix according to box directions.
Place cupcake liners in pan and fill them half full.
Roll 16 maraschino cherries in flour. Place one cherry in the center of each cupcake.
Bake in 350 oven 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.
Put chocolate covered cherries, powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter and cream in a pan over low heat.
Bring to a simmer crush the cherries and stir until melted.
Simmer for 10 minutes then allow icing to cool for 20 minutes.
Frost cupcakes.
Scrape chocolate bar to create shavings.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry and chocolate shavings.
Cherry Cordial Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box Devils Food Cake Mix
- Vegetable Oil per box
- Eggs per box
- Water per box
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 32 drained Maraschino Cherries
- 1 Box Chocolate covered Cherries
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
- Hershey Chocolate Bar
Instructions
- Mix cake mix according to box directions.
- Place cupcake liners in pan and fill them half full.
- Roll 16 maraschino cherries in flour. Place one cherry in the center of each cupcake.
- Bake in 350 oven 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Put chocolate covered cherries, powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter and cream in a pan over low heat.
- Bring to a simmer crush the cherries and stir until melted.
- Simmer for 10 minutes then allow icing to cool for 20 minutes.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Scrape chocolate bar to create shavings.
- Garnish with a maraschino cherry and chocolate shavings.
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Nutrition
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My hubby is going to go absolutely BONKERS over these cupcakes. Like seriously, I might have to warn the neighbors. These look so good- I’ve gotta try them soon!
I can’t wait to hear how he liked them!!