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Cherry Cupcakes With Perfect Chocolate Ganache 1

Cherry Cupcakes With Perfect Chocolate Ganache

Who doesn't love cupcakes? These cupcakes are filled with delicious fresh cherries and topped with the best chocolate ganache on this planet! They are vegan and gluten-free!
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Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Firm up Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Servings: 9 cupcakes

Ingredients

To make cupcakes:

  • 1 1/2 cup gluten-free self-raising or all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
  • 1/4 tsp pink sea salt
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sweetener (stevia)
  • 1 cup fresh cherries pitted

To make ganache:

  • 1 dark chocolate bar (about 100 g)
  • 2/3 can coconut cream only thick part
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • cherries for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl except cherries.
  • Make a well in the middle and add all the wet ingredients. Mix together. As the last, add cherries, gently fold batter over the cherries.
  • Spoon the batter in cupcake or muffin moulds and place it in the oven. Bake for 12 minutes. Check with a wooden stick. Cupcakes are ready when the wooden stick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let them cool down.
  • Meanwhile cupcakes are baking, prepare ganache. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan with boiling water. Still constantly until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from the heat.
  • Stir into coconut cream and maple syrup. You should use only a thick part of coconut cream (remove the liquid on the top with a knife). Stir constantly while you add coconut cream.
  • Leave ganache in a fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Top cooled cupcakes with firmed ganache and decorate with fresh cherries.
  • Enjoy!