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Brandied Cherry Cupcakes

By Stefani Pollack

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Difficulty: Medium

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Servings: 18

Ingredients

Brandied Cherry Syrup

  • 2 (15-ounce) cans of cherries in heavy syrup
  • ½ cup brandy

Brandied Cherry Cupcakes

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • brandied cherry syrup, from above
  • brandied cherries, from above
  • 18 half-pint mason jars

Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

Brandied Cherry Syrup

Combine ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for fifteen minutes.

Use a sieve to strain out the cherries.  Reserve both the syrup and cherries.

 

Brandied Cherry Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350˚ F.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

In another medium-sized bowl, beat butter, sugar, and honey until well combined. Beat eggs and milk into the butter mixture. Alternately fold the flour mixture and ⅔ cup of the cherry syrup into the wet ingredients. Fold in all of the brandied cherries.

Scoop ¼ cup of batter into each mason jar. Carefully place the jars in a roasting pan and pour enough hot water up the sides of the pan to ½”. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry.

Remove from oven and pour 1 tablespoon of cherry syrup into each jar.  The cupcake will absorb the syrup.

Note: Cupcakes should be eaten within two days of baking.

 

Frosting

Mix butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla bean paste and milk until fully combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

Seal the jars.