Chocolate with Cabernet Cupcakes
It looks like an ordinary chocolate cupcake until you bite into it, and then ‑- my oh my, what an adult-rated surprise it is ‑- super-rich chocolate with the taste of cherries and the slightest hint of red wine. Stored in an airtight bag, they should keep up to two months. Chocolate with Cabernet Cupcakes 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 3/4 cup cabernet sauvignon 1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped Assembly Materials 18 Chocolate with Cabernet Cupcakes 2 cups lightly sweetened whipped cream 1/4 cup dried cherries, chopped 1 tablespoon cinnamon or cocoa powder, as garnish Bake the cupcakes Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare muffin pans with white paper baking cups. Into the large bowl of an electric mixer, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Add the oil, vanilla, eggs and wine. Beat with the electric mixer at low speed for 30 seconds. Turn the mixer speed to high and continue beating for three minutes, scraping the sides occasionally. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the dried cherries. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Assembly Instructions Spoon a dollop of whipped cream on the center of the completely cooled cupcakes. Add five to six bits of dried fruit and a dusting of cinnamon or cocoa powder. from The Artful Cupcake: Baking and Decorating Delicious Indulgences by Marcianne Miller. Copyright © 2004, Lark Books. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give at-risk students the materials they need to succeed at DonorsChoose.org! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Ryu7JD/LpQLAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
