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Kid-Friendly Cherry Sundae Cupcakes

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Servings: 22 cupcakes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For The Cupcakes
  • 1 cake mix Cherry Chip or Rainbow bit, or your preference
Homemade Whipped Topping
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar adjust to taste
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Chocolate Sauce
  • 3 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp. corn syrup
Decorations
  • Sprinkles
  • Maraschino Cherries
  • Chopped Nuts optional

Method
 

For the Cupcakes
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 22 muffin cups in 2 muffin pans.
  2. Prepare cake mix according to the package directions.
For The Homemade Whipped Topping
  1. Freeze your bowl and wire whisk attachment.
  2. Add the cream, powdered sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla extract.
  3. Whip until stiff peaks form approximately 3-4 minutes
For The Chocolate Sauce
  1. place chocolate, butter, and syrup over a double-broiler and melt together.
  2. Allow the chocolate to cool for 20-30 minutes and stir occasionaly.
Decoration
  1. To decorate the cupcakes, I like to place the whipped topping in a Ziploc bag with a pastry tip attached. Pipe the whipped topping in a swirl.
  2. Drizzle chocolate over the whipped topping. Use tri-coloured sprinkles and then add a maraschino cherry on top. Enjoy!