Macaroon Filled Chocolate Cupcake with a Meringue Top is a chocolate cupcake with a macaroon center and meringue top. It comes out of the oven self-frosted and ready to eat. Do you like chocolate cake…coconut macaroon… meringue? If the answer is “yes”, “yes”, and “yes”, here is something for you. It’s a tasty little cupcake with all three components, ready to eat straight from the …
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