As the dessert for our Independence Day picnic, I made chocolate cherry cola cupcakes. I got the idea to do this from Better Homes and Gardens, which calls their recipe "Fourth of July Cherry-Cola Cake", and instructs you to make it as a layer cake. The picture on BHG looks charming enough, but this picnic had to be portable, so I adjusted the recipe to make it into cupcakes, which were much easier to pack and serve. For the icing, I modified the "Quick White Icing" recipe from Joy of Cooking.
Chocolate Cherry Coke Cupcakes
Ingredients1 Package 2-layer size Dutch chocolate cake mix 1 12oz Can Cherry Coke | Directions
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Cherry Coke Icing
Ingredients12 oz (1 can) Cherry Coke 4 Cups (1 Pound) confectioners' sugar 1/2 Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1/4 tsp salt | Directions
Notes: Most of the cherry flavor left the Coke during the reduction process, but the frosting still had a cola flavor. Next time, would add some cherry flavor. |