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Cherry cupcakes served
Vanilla cupcakes baked with fresh, juicy cherries.

Cherry cupcakes

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The taste of summer in a cake. The juicy flesh of the cherry softens during baking but doesn't fall apart like berries, so the fruit texture remains perceptible in every bite. The neutral base of the vanilla batter allows the cherry's character to shine.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 12 servings
🔥 Calories 280 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Pitter: for the cherries.
  • Muffin tin: for baking.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Pit the cherries and cut into quarters. Mix the dry ingredients.

Tip: Blot the cherries on kitchen paper so they don't soak the batter.
2 ✓

Prepare the batter in the usual way (creaming butter+sugar, eggs, then flour and milk alternately).

Tip: All ingredients should be at room temperature for optimal emulsion.
3 ✓

Gently fold in the cherries and bake for 18-20 minutes at 180°C.

Tip: If you toss the fruit in flour, the flour layer provides grip against the batter, so it doesn't sink. (Friction)
4 ✓

For the frosting, whip the double cream, mix with the cream cheese and icing sugar. Decorate the cold cupcakes.

Tip: A whole cherry on top indicates what's inside.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the batter turn purple around the fruit?
The anthocyanins (pigments) in the cherry juice coloured the batter. This is natural and harmless.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 150 g Sugar
  • 120 g Butter
  • 2 Eggs
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 10 g Baking powder
  • 5 ml Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 150 g Fresh cherries
  • 200 g Cream cheese
  • 100 g Icing sugar
  • 50 ml Cold double cream