Blackforest cupcakes

Blackforest cupcakes

Gorgeous day and off to a potluck/BBQ/food feast to celebrate a friend of ours finishing her PhD… and still cherries and all sorts of berries floating around so thought we’d make this type of cakey thing we’ve never tried before.

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp cocoa powder

3/4 cup cherries blended ( ½ cup for batter, ¼ cup for topping)

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup oil

1 teaspoon vinegar

2-3 drops liquor

(a few blackberries, cranberries, raspberries – optional)

Preheat oven to 180°

1. Blend the cherries until a smoothie like consistency (add some of the other berries into it if desired).

2. Mix sugar, cocoa powder and flour together. Add water, oil and blended cherries.

3. Add vinegar and mix well. Pour mixture into greased cupcake cases and bake for 20mins or until toothpick comes out clean.

4. Add 2-3 drops of cherry liquor onto each once cooled.

For the top we used some of the leftover cherry smoothie mixed with icing sugar, topped with a half cherry.