Cherry Frosting Recipes For Cakes or Cupcakes, Finally!
I had been looking for a cherry frosting recipe that didn’t start with “buy a tub of frosting” or end with “then add red food coloring.” It shouldn’t be too hard to make a cherry frosting from scratch!
We love cherry frosting on a buttermilk or vanilla cake, chocolate brownies or even a citrus flavored cake. You’ll also love it with this Coca cola cake recipe. Dark chocolate shavings and fresh cherries make a lovely garnish no matter what flavor of cake or cupcake.
We finally found this lovely cherry frosting recipe from Pretty Enough To Eat who puts it on some deep, delicious chocolate cupcakes. This one of the easier versions as it doesn’t call for preparing egg whites, although they will make the icing nice and fluffy! We also prefer recipes like this that don’t call for corn syrup. The combination of sour cream and whipped cream are a nice compliment to the cherry flavor and make the frosting smooth and spreadable. She mentions using cherry extract to enhance the flavor which we think is a great idea. Though we don’t always like to buy expensive ingredients for just one dish, you can also use fruit extract in chocolate cake recipes, as well as for cocktails or limeade.
One way to cut down on the fat is to substitute yogurt for the sour cream. Be sure to chill it before frosting to avoid drips and messes.
Cherry Frosting Recipe
- 8 oz sour cream
- 1 c whipping cream
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 2 T maraschino cherry juice
In a large mixing bowl combine one 8-ounce carton sour cream, 1 cup whipping cream (already whipped-trust me, it doesn’t turn out with just the cream!) 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, and 2 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice. Beat on medium-high until fluffy.
Cake and garnish details and photos after the link.
Pretty Enough to Eat – Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes – your homebased mom.
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