• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Then, add eggs and extracts and mix until just combined.
• Add yogurt and cherry juice and mix again.
• Now, in a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
• Dump the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Don’t over-mix! The batter will be very thick.
• Pour this batter into cupcake liners and let the tray sit on the countertop for 10 minutes.
• Then, bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the chocolate frosting.

Chocolate cherry truffles

• Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Add condensed milk and vanilla extract and mix until you have a thick mixture.
• Chill this mixture in the fridge for 45 minutes. Then, scoop out small portions of the mixture and roll them into little balls with a cherry stuffed in the center.
• Place these truffles on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• When the cupcakes have cooled down, use an apple corer or big piping tip to make a hole in the center of the cupcake.
• Place a chocolate truffle in this hole.
• Then, frost your cupcakes with chocolate icing and top it all off with a cherry. Enjoy!