First Kiss Cupcakes

Name: First Kiss Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 3 Tbsps cherry jam or maraschino cherry juice; 1 teaspoon chocolate extract; 237 milliliters Dutch process cocoa; 4 larges eggs; 24 milk chocolate kisses; 24 red maraschino cherries (with stems); 237 milliliters Paper baking; 454 grams package powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped; 473 milliliters superfine sugar; 473 milliliters boiling water; 651 milliliters all-purpose soft-wheat flour; 59 milliliters whipping cream; 237 milliliters whipping cream

First Kiss Cupcakes might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 450 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very affordable dessert. If you have chocolate extract, whipping cream, maraschino cherry juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Oven

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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Butter

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Water

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg

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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Chocolate Extract

Butter

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

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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Cooking Spray

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not cool.

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Oven

While cupcakes are still warm, press 1 chocolate kiss into the center of each.

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Chocolate

Cupcakes

Let cool completely.

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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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Cherries

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Hand Mixer

Frost each cupcake with Cherry Frosting using metal tip no. 2D.

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Frosting

Cupcakes

Cherries

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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Cream

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Sauce Pan

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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Chocolate

Cream

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Whisk