The July cupcake...

America's love affair with individual cakes kicked off in 1796 when the first recipe was written in the book American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. But, it was not tell 1828 that this individual cake hit it big and earned the name "cupcake" with Liza Leslie's receipts cookbook, Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats. Today the cupcake has become a $20.1 billion retail industry and cakes sale for $3.00 to $5.00 each.

For this post I wanted to share with you a simple Devils Food cupcake with an added twist. For the added twist I filled these yummy cakes with cherry pie filling. To do this I got a cup cake corer and removed the centers of the cakes and using a frosting bag I filled the center of the cakes with the cherries. Once filled I toped them off with a rich chocolate frosting. I encourage you all to get creative with you cupcakes and make them yours.

If you wondering about the white frosting... that same night I made Red Velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.