Name: Chocolate cherry cola cupcakes with red licorice filling and marshmallow icing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 17 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the chocolate cherry cola cupcakes; 400g caster sugar; 175g plain flour; 65g cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp. salt; 2 large eggs; 250ml single cream; 125ml rapeseed oil; 15ml pure vanilla essence; 250ml cherry cola, warmed in microwave for 1 minute; 500g crushed yoghurt covered pretzels; For the red licorice filling; 150g red licorice (about 10 jumbo pieces) (recommended: Red Vines); 1 litre water; 300g icing sugar; 30g cornflour; 1/4 tsp. salt; 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten; For the marshmallow icing; 8 egg whites; 400g caster sugar; 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar; 1 tsp. vanilla essence; For the cherry cola glaze; 3 to 5 tsp. cherry cola; 90g icing sugar