Chocolate Cherry Cola Cupcakes with Red Licorice Filling and Marshmallow
Frosting
Total Time: 42 min
Prep 25 min
Cook 17 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup cherry cola, warmed in microwave for 1 minute
Red Licorice Filling, recipe follows
2 cups crushed yogurt-covered pretzels
Marshmallow Frosting, recipe follows
Cherry Cola Glaze, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 regular size cupcake pans with
cupcake liners.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed, combine the sugar, flour,
cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the eggs, half-and-half, oil,
and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the warmed cherry
cola until fully combined.
Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters full with batter and bake until the
cupcakes spring back when touched with your finger, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool
in the pans for a few minutes, and then remove to a wire rack to cool
completely.
Fill each of the cupcakes with Red Licorice Filling. Sprinkle the crushed
yogurt covered pretzels on top. Top with Marshmallow Frosting and drizzle with
Cherry Cola Glaze.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a
bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not
tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make
any representation as to the results.
Red Licorice Filling:
5 ounces red licorice (about 10 jumbo pieces) (recommended: Red Vines)
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
Tear the licorice into 1 inch pieces and place in a saucepan with the water
over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Whisk in the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat,
whisking constantly, until thick and bubbly. Continue to cook for 1 minute, and
then remove from the heat. Cool to room temperature.
Marshmallow Frosting:
8 egg whites
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Place the egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in a heat-safe bowl over a
saucepan with boiling water. Whisk constantly over the heat for 1 to 3 minutes.
Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and beat with an electric
mixer on high until stiff peaks have formed, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the
vanilla extract.
Cherry Cola Glaze:
3 to 5 teaspoons cherry cola
3/4 cup powdered sugar
Add the cherry cola, 1 teaspoon at a time, to the powdered sugar until it has a
good consistency to drizzle on cupcakes.
~ Have a nice day & Enjoy the recipes ~
Arlette Arthur
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