Cherry Buttercream Frosting Food

CHOCOLATE CHERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixer bowl, beat the butter for 2-3 minutes until it is creamy and almost white in appearance.
• Add in the powdered sugar, melted chocolate and 2 tablespoons of cherry juice until light and fluffy. (Add in additional juice, one tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is the consistency you like.)
• Gently fold in the drained chopped cherries (these should be well drained so that it doesn't add more liquid to your frosting).
• Frost on cupcakes, cakes, brownies or cookies.
• Refrigerate leftover frosting.

THE BEST MARASCHINO CHERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixer, cream together the butter and powdered sugar on low speed until the powdered sugar and butter is completely combined.
• Continue to beat on medium speed until it is creamy.
• Add the 1/4 cup Maraschino Cherry juice.
• This is a "wet" frosting, if it too thin, add 1/2 cup additional powdered sugar. Keep adding powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you get until you have the frosting at the desired consistency.
• Finally gently fold in the 6-8 diced Maraschino Cherries with a spoon.

CHERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• Whip 3 cups powdered sugar and butter together.
• Stir in vanilla, cherry juice (or milk), and cherries.
• Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
• Add more sugar or liquid as necessary.

CHERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar gradually until light and fluffy. Beat in cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches spreading/piping consistency. Beat in cherry preserves and vanilla extract.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Grease two 9-inch round baking pans, line with parchment paper or waxed paper, set aside
• In a large bowl, stir together granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and all-purpose flour
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract, mix well
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine
• Stir in boiling water and mix
• Pour batter into prepared pans
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
• Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove the cakes to wire racks and let cool completely
• In a large mixer bowl, beat softened butter until completely smooth and fluffy
• Slowly add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth
• Add 5 tablespoons of cherry juice and almond extract and mix until smooth
• Slowly add the remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth
• Add chopped cherries and mix until completely combined
• In a the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with paddle attachment, whip butter on high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of the bowl
• Sift in cocoa powder then add in powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons heavy cream and vanilla and mix on low speed until combine, scrapping down the sides of the bowls as needed and adding up to 1 tablespoon additional cream to thin if desired
• Place chocolate chips into a bowl, bring heavy cream just barely to a simmer and pour over chocolate chips
• Stir with a spatula until combined and smooth
• Allow to cool and thicken slightly before using on cake
• Place one of the chocolate cake rounds on a serving platter
• Spread maraschino cherry buttercream filling over the cake
• Set another cake layer on top of the filling and spread chocolate frosting over the entire cake
• Drizzle the chocolate glaze around the edge of the cake then pour the remainder of the glaze on top of the cake and spread evenly
• Allow the glaze to firm then pipe chocolate frosting around the edge of the cake and top with cherries, sprinkle with sliced almonds if desired
• Serve

FLUFFY CHERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, egg whites, water, cherry juice and cream of tartar. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160° on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes. , Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; add extracts. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes.

CHERRY BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• With whisk attachment on standing mixer, beat marshmallow creme until smooth.
• Add butter, one tablespoon at a time, whisking on low speed until all the butter is incorporated.
• Add powdered sugar, almond extract, and cherry extract. Whisk until blended and fluffy.
• Switch to the paddle attachment. Add food coloring, a few drops at a time, and beat frosting until smooth and fluffy and the desired color is achieved.
• Use frosting immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use. If stored in refrigerator, re-beat until smooth and spreadable before using.
• Cake can be frosted and stored in the refrigerator a day in advance.

DARK CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHERRY BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line 24 standard-size muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, chopped chocolate, and cocoa powder.
• Cook over med-low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth; cool for 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs at high speed with a mixer until thick and pale.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Gradually add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
• Stir in butter-chocolate mixture.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 14-16 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• Meanwhile, make buttercream--in the top of a double boiler, whisk sugar and egg whites until combined.
• Cook over simmering water until mixture reaches 140° on a candy thermometer; do not stir.
• Immediately pour mixture into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer.
• Beat at high speed for 10 minutes; decrease speed to med-low.
• With mixer running, add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating just until combined after each addition.
• Add cherry-flavored syrup, beating until combined.
• Keep buttercream at room temperature until ready to frost cupcakes.
• Pipe or spread Cherry Buttercream over cupcakes.
• Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 5 days.