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Chocolate Sundae Cupcake

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients


Cupcake:

  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup buttermilk or yogurt
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot coffee


Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature (8 tablespoons)
  • 8 oz. cream cheese cold
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar sifted (make sure you sift)
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Stone Creamery International Delights or Heavy Cream


Chocolate Ganache:

  • 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 60% cocoa
  • 1/3 cup Cold Stone creamery Internatila Delights or Heavy Cream
  • ½ teaspoon corn syrup


Topping Ingredients:

  • Maraschino cherries with stems
  • Tri-colored sprinkles

Instructions

Cupcake Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and spray with baking spray.
  • Add flour, sugar, coca, baking soda and salt to bowl and blend
  • Add eggs, buttermilk, butter and vanilla to a standing mixer, and blend, add flour mixture slowly.
  • Add coffee and blend, batter will be very runny.
  • Using a measuring cup add batter to muffin tins till ? full.
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
  • Remove and let tin cool on rack for at least one hour or until completely cool.
  • Remove cupcakes from tin before frosting.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions:

  • In an electric mixer beat butter until smooth.
  • Add cream cheese and blend until fully combined and smooth, about 30 seconds.
  • Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and blend on low speed until combined.
  • Increase to medium speed and beat until it begins to get fluffy.
  • Slowly add the Cold Stone Creamery™International Delights Creamer or Heavy Cream
  • Beat until fluffy, about 1 minute.

Chocolate Ganache Instructions:

  • Place the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl.
  • In a small-sized saucepan, bring the Cold Stone Creamery™International Delight Creamer or heavy cream and corn syrup just to a simmer over medium-high heat.
  • Pour mixture over the chocolate.
  • Let stand without stirring.
  • After 2 minutes, stir slowly until sauce is combined and has a glossy finish.

Assembly Instructions:

  • When cupcakes are cool pipe frosting onto cupcake. (I used pipping tip Ateco #809)
  • Place frosted cupcakes in refrigerator for a minimum of 10 minutes, to cool frosting.
  • Remove cupcakes and using a spoon drizzle chocolate ganache over frosting. (you can use your finger to gently smooth ganache over top.
  • Sprinkle tri-colored sprinkles over top of cupcakes.
  • Top with Maraschino cherries.