First Kiss Cupcakes

First Kiss Cupcakes
The recipe First Kiss Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in roughly 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 450 calories. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have soft-wheat flour, dutch process cocoa, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Only a few people really liked this dessert.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Combine cocoa and 2 cups boiling water in a large heatproof bowl, stirring until blended and smooth; cool completely. Beat butter with a mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until blended.
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Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
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Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in chocolate extract.
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Place paper baking cups in 2 (12-cup) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full.
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not cool.
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While cupcakes are still warm, press 1 chocolate kiss into the center of each.
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Let cool completely.
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To prepare cherry frosting, beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Beat at high speed 2 minutes or until creamy. Makes 3 cups.
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Frost each cupcake with Cherry Frosting using metal tip no. 2D.
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To prepare ganache, cook cream in a heavy nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, just until it begins to steam (do not boil); remove from heat.
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Place chocolate in a glass bowl. Slowly add hot cream to chocolate, beating with a whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is well blended. The mixture will thicken as it cools. Makes about 2 cups.
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Dip cherries in Chocolate Ganache, and place 1 on top of each cupcake.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings24
Health Score1
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