Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • For the cupcakes
  • (Makes 20-24)
  • 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • 4 tbsp. Dutch-process cocoa powder (I used 2 tbsp. Hershey's Special Dark and 2 tbsp. regular Hershey's cocoa)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup chopped marascino cherries (I used a food processor to chop them finely)
  • For the topping
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream + 1/4 cup (for chocolate drizzle)
  • 3 tbsp. confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 20-24 maraschino cherries + 2 tbsp maraschino juice (or you could use cherry flavored liqueur for a stronger cherry taste)
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

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