DECADENT CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES FOR A CROWD

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Decadent Cherry-Chocolate Cupcakes for a Crowd image

These go over very well at family reunions and other big pot-luck gatherings. You need a couple of the muffin tins that make little muffins and the papers to fit. These bite-sized cupcakes are easier to grab off the buffet and pop in your mouth as you head over to talk to a relative. A single recipe makes many little cupcakes.

Provided by Heidi Hoerman @heidicookssupper

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 box(es) chocolate cake mix that calls for melted butter. one is made by duncan hines.
1 can(s) cherry pie filling
1 large package(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 stick(s) butter or margarine, melted
1 or 2 - eggs (or however many are called for on the box of cake mix
1/4 to 1/2 cup(s) milk
1 teaspoon(s) almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven as instructed on the cake mix box.
  • Stir together the cake mix, melted butter, egg(s), as instructed on the box but DO NOT ADD WATER.
  • Stir in the cherry pie filling and almond extract.
  • Distribute the batter in small, paper-lined cupcake tins, trying to get a cherry in each cupcake.
  • Bake as instructed on the cake mix box. The cupcakes will be moister than normal -- more like a very soft brownie.
  • Melt the chocolate chips, stir and add in just enough milk to make a thick sauce when hot. Spoon some of this on each cupcake. If it hardens in the bowl before you finish, zap in the microwave to re-melt.
  • Allow to cool and serve.

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