Chocolate-Cherry Cupcakes

From EatingWell: May/June 2010

The chopped cherries blend into the ultra-rich chocolate cake, giving these cupcakes a slight cherry flavor while keeping it super-moist with little added oil. The combination of reduced-fat cream cheese and sour cream gives the frosting cheesecake-like flavor with about 40 calories and 3 grams saturated fat less than a traditional cream cheese frosting.

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"I've made this fabulous cupcake recipe twice now and it's been a hit both times. I used nonfat Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream in the frosting and it's unbelievably rich. P.S. Has anyone ever baked it as a cake? What adjustments...

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8 Reviews for Chocolate-Cherry Cupcakes

05/02/2013

Anonymous

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Decadent chocolate w/ a lite topping

The cupcakes are delish! I used a dark chocolate cocoa powder which made them even more decadent. Though I swapped plain FF Greek yogurt for sour cream and ended up w/ a frosting on the runny side. Guessing I should have added more powdered sugar...

Pros: Rich, moist, satisfying, nutrient rich

Ready for the oven!

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07/01/2012

Anonymous

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Try adding chocolate chips and skipping the frosting.

Use whipped cream instead of frosting. The simplicity of the cream balances out the rich chocolate flavor.

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05/02/2012

Anonymous

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Delish! - add twice the cherries

If you add twice the cherries the cupcake is so much more moist! You can also ass some chocolate chips to make it more rich (not necessary though - delicious without the chips!)

Pros: wonderful flavor!

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05/04/2011

twyla_kennedy

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Good flavor, but not super moist

These cupcakes had a great flavor that was not overpoweringly sweet, but they were not "super moist" as noted in the description. I had to add more milk to the batter due to it being too thick and actually stopping my mixer. They are somewhat dry and fall apart when eating them. Next time I will add an additional egg to help bind it all together.

Pros: good flavor

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