Chocolate Dr. Pepper Cherry Cupcake

So this was supposed to be my IronCupcake entry but I didn’t get it in on time because I was working and probably because I messed up the frosting and the cupcake collapsed for the pictures, I wasn’t 100% happy with it.

Anyway, it’s not going to stop me from posting it here because despite all that, the cupcake was delicious! Not something I would put cherry pie filling in again though!

So this recipe was off of Martha Stewart’s website. I added soda into it and also used chocolate cream cheese frosting and cherry pie filling for the middle. Remember, sifting your powder sugar is so important! Or you get the white lumps that you can see in the picture. That’s what you get when you get a lazy baker!

Here’s the recipe:

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 6 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 3 tbsp. Dr. Pepper Cherry

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard 12-cup muffin tin (or two 6-cup muffin tins) with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. With an electric mixer, combine cocoa and 3 tablespoons hot water until a thick paste forms (this process intensifies the chocolate flavor). Add butter, buttermilk, egg, and egg white; beat until combined. Whisk in flour mixture until smooth. Slowly add in the Dr. Pepper and stir until combined. The batter may come out a little soupy. It’s okay!
   
3. Scoop (or spoon) batter into prepared tin(s). Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

**If you want to do the filling all you need is cherry pie filling, cut the cupcake center out of it but not too much. Then spoon the filling in and frost.

The cream cheese recipe you can find here just add two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa to make it chocolate.