Mini chocolate-chocolate cupcakes with raspberry and caramel filling

Holly over at PheMomenon is hosting a Blogging For Babies event called Little Wonders. Holly is raising money for the March of Dimes March for Babies in honor of her son Cole. Read all about her story on her blog.

The requirements of the event are simply to make something small. Since you all know I love making cupcakes, I thought mini-cupcakes would be perfect. The truth is, I have supported March of Dimes for quite some time myself. My 13 year old sister was also born premature. I was 14 at the time and remember being very scared. I was so scared in fact, that when the entire family went to see her for the first time in the NICU, I refused to go.

My sister has grown into a wonderful teenager girl (is that even possible?) She’s very intellegent and likes to bake just like me. We enjoy baking together when I see her, which unfortunately, isn’t often enough. Here is the most recent picture of us taken last Christmas. Yes, she’s a tall one.

Back to the cupcakes. I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe with my favorite chocolate cream cheese frosting recipe (without the chili powder). I made both recipes dairy free (the caramel was not dairy free).

I usually use the cone method to fill cupcakes. I knew this wouldn’t work very well with mini-cupcakes. Instead I used a special cupcake filling tip that came with my piping bag set. It took a while to get the hang of it, but in the end it worked out fine. I filled some with leftover caramel I had and the rest with some leftover raspberry preserves. Both tasted amazing.

Definitely be sure to check out Holly’s story and support her team for the March of Babies.

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9 Responses to “Maraschino Cherry White Chocolate Chip Cookies”

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    kimberly.ann — February 9, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    I just love the combination of white chocolate and fruit. Cherry sounds like a great addition to these cookies!

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    Wendy — February 10, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    Creamy white chocolate is perfect with cherries. Those two together in a chewy cookie sound wonderful.

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    Eva @ Eva Bakes — February 11, 2013 at 9:04 am

    My brother is the same way – he loves maraschino cherries and will take any extras that he can get his hands on. I’m sure he would adore these!

    • beantownbaker — February 11th, 2013 @ 11:22 am

      I’m sure he would too!

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    Paula — February 12, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    What a great combination for a cookie! They look delicious.

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    Zahra — July 27, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    Salted or unsalted butter?

    • beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 5:49 pm

      I always use unsalted butter in my baking.

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    Jamie — July 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    I was thinking about putting this in a cake as a filing then frosting and covering with fondant. Would I then be able to leave the cake out on the counter for two nights before the party?

    Thank you!

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    warungplay — August 31, 2018 at 6:28 am

    The articles you create are always interesting to watch and read is very useful. Always passion and success continues.

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