Cherries and chocolate add a fun surprise to these Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. Two kinds of toppings give these easy treats a fun bakery touch.
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Whenever we travel we look up different restaurants and bakeries to visit while we are there. We will usually buy a few things to sample.
But honestly just stopping and looking at the treats is what I enjoy the most. There are so many different and fun ideas in those shops.
If you ever see me in one of these shops, you might see me typing away on my phone. No, I’m not texting. That usually means I saw a unique flavor combo or decorating idea that I don’t want to forget to try in my kitchen.
There are so many ideas swirling in my head that I just can’t remember all of them these days. Thank goodness for cell phones with list apps, right?
I love baking fun cupcakes for different parties and events.
Now sometimes I will make them from scratch, but most of the time I like to use a cake mix. I am all about using some easy tricks to make a box cake mix taste homemade.
The fun part is finding things to add to these mixes that make the cupcakes taste gourmet, without adding a lot of extra work. A doctored up cake mix makes an easy bakery style cupcake in a hurry!
So when I was trying to decide on a new cupcake flavor for this month, I knew I wanted it to be some sort of chocolate and cherry combo. After all, this Cherry Chocolate Chip Banana Bread always makes me smile!
I do love those chocolate covered cherries that are only available in stores around Christmas and Valentine’s, so I knew that flavor would be delicious in cupcake form.
Tips for making Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes:
Substitute some cherry juice with the water to give the vanilla cupcake a slight cherry flavor.
Add diced maraschino cherries to the prepared cake mix. Make sure to pat them dry, so it doesn’t add extra liquid. If you want them to have a stronger cherry flavor and to be a brighter pink or red, you can always add a little cherry extract and a drop of red food coloring.
Stir a little bit of flour onto the cherries and chocolate chips. This will help keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cupcakes.
Bake the cupcakes for 20-22 minutes and then remove and cool completely.
Add some fluffy homemade chocolate frosting, Cool Whip, chocolate chips, and a maraschino cherry to make this simple cherry cupcake look like an an over the top chocolate covered cherry cupcake!
If you are a fan of dark chocolate, I recommend making a batch of this Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting! It’s my favorite.
Frosting Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes:
Make sure you do not over fill your decorating bags with too much frosting. You need enough room to twist the bag into the palm of your hand while holding it closed with your thumb and fingers.
For these cupcakes I used a 1M tip. I piped the frosting on in a circle, but I didn’t mound it up.
Use another icing bag filled with Cool Whip and icing tip 21 to add a smaller swirl on top of the frosting.
To give this cupcake the final touch, sprinkle on some mini chocolate chips and place a cherry with a stem on top. A cupcake with a cherry on top just looks so much fancier. Don’t they just look so much more fun with that stem coming off the top of the cherry cupcakes?
Other easy cake mix cupcakes you may enjoy:
Swirls of chocolate and peanut butter frosting and a hidden peanut butter cup make these Reeseβs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes disappear in a hurry.
Caramel drizzles, candies, and frosting give these Banana Caramel Cupcakes a delicious sweet and salty taste.
A fluffy lemon frosting and a pocket of lemon filling makes these Lemon Coconut Cupcakes a bright and refreshing dessert!
Sprinkles and chocolate make these easy Funfetti Nutella Cupcakes a fun and colorful treat to share!
Sprinkles, hot fudge, and a cherry make these Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes so pretty.
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Cherries and chocolate add a fun surprise to these Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. Two kinds of toppings give these easy treats a fun bakery touch. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Ingredients
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24 Serving Size:
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Amount Per Serving:Calories: 362 Total Fat: 20g Saturated Fat: 9g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 49mg Sodium: 229mg Carbohydrates: 45g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 35g Protein: 3g
*The post for these Cherry Chocolate Chip Cupcakes was originally published on February 6, 2015. The pictures and post have been updated and republished on February 8, 2019.
Nazia @ Your Sunny Side Up says
Chocolate and cherries go beautifully together and your cupcakes look gorgeous!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you so much!!!
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
How do I go about getting these cupcakes delivered to my front door?! They are perfect, Jocelyn! The cherry, chocolate chip combo make for a happy flavor dance!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
I would deliver them to you if I could…but my family devoured them!
Mir says
Well, since I’m pretty much obsessed with Cake Boss, I’m clearly going to check out the site. I even have the piping bags!
This is a great flavor. It reminds me of an ice cream sundae!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Definitely check out the site…they have so many fun things for baking π
Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg says
What a beautifully designed cupcake! I love the layered frosting (with the cherry on top).
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you Erin. I had fun doing the layered frosting!!!
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says
Jocelyn I just want to tell you these cupcakes are sooo pretty. I love how you decorated them. Yum:)
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you π
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
These are adorable. I love the chocolate and cherry combo π
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks girlie! Chocolate and cherry is such a good combo for sure!
[email protected]+Lovely+Little+Kitchen says
Very sweet and perfectly decorated cupcakes! That cupcake pan with the lid is great. Love that there is enough space so that the frosting won’t get smooshed. Thanks for sharing!
Cyndi @ My Kitchen Craze says
These look perfect! I am horrible at frosting cupcakes for some reason and these look amazing! Love the cherry and chocolate combo. Pinned!
Jacqui says
These look amazing! I love the cherry on top.
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
I want to go on vacations with you!! Visiting all of those bakeries sounds like heaven to me. And yes, I totally do the same thing by writing down flavor combos & copycats to try! π These cupcakes look absolutely gorgeous Jocelyn! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks for the pin love Amy! And doing a bakery crawl with you would be so much fun π
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
These cupcakes are dreamy!! Love everything, to the cherry on top!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you so much Anna!
[email protected]+Life,+Love+and+Sugar says
These cupcakes are so stinking cute! And I love the cherry and chocolate flavor combo – yum!
Anna says
Chocolate and cherries combo is my favorite! These are delicious but also the prettiest cupcakes ever!
krissy says
chocolate and cherries are such a classic flavor combo! These cupcakes did not dissapoint! so delicious!
Mallory Lanz says
These are going on my valentines day menu! So yummy!
Allyson Zea says
Wow these cupcakes are SO delicious!