It’s a very soft frosting so a great, easy one for kids to practice their piping skills with. And finally, kids can help whip the cream for the topping and pipe it on top. Once you’ve made the cupcakes, your kids can help core the centre of the cupcakes and add the cherry filling. The base cupcake is just our favourite easy chocolate cupcake so kids can help all the usual steps: measuring and mixing and cracking eggs. I’ve made these as easy as possible so they’re a great recipe for kids to help with. How can kids help to make Black Forest cupcakes? There’s no need to bother trying to de-stone a lot of cherries (which can get very messy), or boil them up to make the filling. I wanted to make these really easy so used our favourite, easiest chocolate cupcake recipe and rather than make our own cherry filling for the cupcakes just used a tasty cherry conserve from the supermarket. Traditionally, the sponge in a Black Forest cake is soaked in Kirsch (a cherry liqueur) but we left that out so the kids could enjoy it as well. It’s something about the combination of moist chocolate sponge with whipped cream and cherries. I love Black Forest Gateaux, ever since trying one while on holiday in Germany a few years ago. Made without Kirsch, and super simple to make, they’re a great bake for kids as well as beginner bakers. All topped with fresh whipped cream and a cherry of course.īlack Forest cupcakes are an easier alternative to a traditional Black Forest Gateaux / Black Forest cake. Jump to Recipe Black Forest cupcakes Black Forest cupcakes are a deliciously moist chocolate cupcake with an easy cherry filling.

Black forest cupcakes in german