Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
This Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes recipe with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is decadent, fluffy and perfectly moist. Treat yourself!
Servings: 6 cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cherry chocolate cupcakes
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cherries, chopped
For the cinnamon cream cheese frosting
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
For the cherry chocolate cupacakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 6 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside. (You can use either a 6-cup muffin tin or a 12-cup muffin tin. Both work!)
- In a large bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, ground cinnamon and salt. Mix together with a fork or whisk and set aside.
- In another large bowl, beat the butter on high until smooth using a handheld or stand mixer. Add in the sugar and mix for 1-2 minutes, until the butter and sugar have fully come together. Add in the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Mix for 30 seconds until combined.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients by adding a little, mixing it in and then adding some more until the wet and dry ingredients have been combined.
- Add in the chopped cherries and gently fold in until fully incorporated.
- Evenly pour the batter into the liners up to about 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Important: Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the cinnamon cream cheese frosting
- In a large bowl, add the butter and cream cheese. Mix together until completely smooth using a handheld or stand mixer.
- Add in the vanilla extract, ground cinnamon and pinch of salt. Mix together for about 30 seconds, until combined.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add in the powdered sugar by adding a little, mixing it in and then adding some more until the wet and dry ingredients have been combined.
- Frost the cupcakes and garnish with some more ground cinnamon if desired.
Notes
The frosting recipe makes 1 1/2 cups and is enough to decorate 12 cupcakes.
Nutritional information does not include frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal