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Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

December 11, 2022 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

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Bring on the Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes. They’re deliciously moist from adding cherry pie filling to the batter, which is made using a box mix. Easy peasy and scrumptious. Top them with your favorite frosting, although I highly recommend my Cherry Cloud Frosting. The sweet flavors of chocolate and cherries together make this a wonderful dessert.

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

Although I made these into cupcakes, you could also use this same recipe to make a double-layer cake.

For that matter, you could also make it in a 13 x 9″ dish and call it a day.

Basically, whatever it shows on the back of the box mix, you can make it into that, too.

Making Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

First, the cake mix. I used a Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge cake mix for these pictures.

You can also use a Devil’s Food, or other chocolate cake mix.

Regardless of which flavor you use, add the eggs called for on the box, then the can of cherry pie filling.

Those are your 3 ingredients.

In other words, don’t add the water and oil listed on the box.

A frosted fudge cupcake infused with cherries.

So, this is really a 3-ingredient recipe. Easy, just how I like them.

In a large bowl, mix the eggs with the pie filling.

Once they’re blended thoroughly, add the cake mix.

Mix until everything is combined and there are no dry spots of cake mix anywhere.

Next, let’s pour the batter into the cupcake pans, which will need cupcake liners.

On a side note, there are some really pretty cupcake liners out there.

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

Baking the cupcakes

You will very likely need to bake the cupcakes a few minutes longer than what the box calls for.

For instance, my box says to bake for 18 – 21 minutes.

I gave the cupcakes the clean-toothpick-test, which told me they weren’t ready.

I set the timer for 2 more minutes, checked again, and they were done.

Simply put, follow the baking directions on the box, but check before taking out.

The pie filling adds a delicious moisture that needs a little bit more oven-time.

The same goes for a double-layer, or a 13 x 9″ cake.

A display of frosted cupcakes made with a cake mix and cherries.

Let the cupcakes cool for a few minutes in the pan, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Now they’re ready for frosting, or just a dollop of Cool Whip. More choices. More fun!

As shown in the pictures, I topped mine with Cherry Cloud Frosting. So good!

You could also use Chocolate Butter Frosting, which is a chocolate lovers delight.

For more chocolate recipes, enter “chocolate” in the search box at the top of my site, or click here.

You can also search for “cupcakes,” or click here for more cupcake recipes.

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Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

A moist delicious dessert using a chocolate cake mix and cherry pie filling.
Prep Time10 mins
Active Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake mix, decadent, easy, pie filling
Yield: 24
Calories: 113kcal
Author: SweetOrdeal.com

Materials

  • 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
  • 3 large eggs, (amount indicated on box)
  • 15.25 oz. box chocolate cake mix

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In large bowl, beat pie filling and eggs together.
  • Add cake mix until thoroughly blended.
  • Pour batter into cupcake liners and bake for time indicated on box. Check for doneness inserting toothpick in center of a cupcake. Toothpick should come out clean.
  • Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!

Notes

Baking times are the same if baking a double-layer cake, or a 13 x 9" cake. Follow times listed on box, then check doneness with a toothpick. Toothpick should be inserted in the center and come out clean when done.
The moist denseness of the pie filling requires a little more bake time.

Nutrition

Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes

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Roxann Whitaker
1 month ago

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These cupcakes are amazing. They’re super moist, with a rich chocolate flavor. It was impossible to eat just one.

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Thanks, Roxann, so happy you like the recipe.

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