Recipe of the Week - Black Forest Cupcakes

One of my favorite desserts this time of year is Black Forest Cake.  The first time I had this cake was about 20 years ago when a friend of mine had a Christmas party and ordered one from a local bakery to have for dessert.  It was fabulous (and incredibly expensive as I remember).  I thought it was the most decadent and delicious thing I had ever tasted.

Luckily, you can make Black Forest cupcakes without spending a fortune.  This week's recipe is from Sunny Anderson of the Food Network....click on the photo to get the recipe.

P.S.  I like to fill the cupcakes with cherry pie filling instead of putting the cherry on top!

Black Forest Cupcakes

Recipe of the Week - Easy Black Forest Cupcakes

Week 25

Start with a dark chocolate cake mix. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. For a nicer textured cake, sift the ingredients in the box into a large bowl. Mix all the wet ingredients- water, eggs, oil, in a separate bowl. Add 1 teaspoon almond extract to the wet ingredients. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry cake mix & blend until smooth.

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.  Bake 15-18 minutes.  Cool completely.

Frost the cupcakes with your favorite buttercream or canned Fluffy White frosting.  Put one tablespoon of cherry pie filling on top of the buttercream frosting & garnish with shaved chocolate.