Bitter Love Cupcakes
These cupcakes are appear simple, like puppy love, but grow in complexity with each bite. The cake is a dense, intensely sweet lemon poundcake, which gets a one-two punch from lemon-lime soda. It's studded with tart dried cherries and sweet dates, and drizzled with bitter dark chocolate to bring the sweetness back down to earth.
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Recipe follows below.
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Bitter Love Lemon Cupcakes
3 sticks unsalted butter
3 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
2 tbsp lemon extract
3 cups flour
3/4 cup 7-Up or Sprite
1 cup dried tart cherries, roughly chopped
1/2 cup dried dates, chopped fine
1 cup dark chocolate, chopped (~70% cacao)
Preheat the oven to 350. Grease muffin tins well-- this is important if you want the cupcakes to come out in one piece! Cream the butter and sugar together well. Add each egg one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add lemon extract and mix. Slowly mix in flour, one cup at a time. Stir in the dried cherries and figs, and slowly add the soda. Spoon into muffin tins until 3/4 full. Bake for 30-45 minutes, until lightly browned on edges. Remove and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, melt chocolate over a double boiler until it runs off in a ribbon off of the back of the spoon. Drizzle over the tops of the cooled cupcakes. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream for the ultimate indulgence.
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