Cupcakes with Cherry
Cupcakes with Cherry are the best dessert for easy vanilla cupcakes with a box cake mix, cherry pie filling and maraschino cherries!
Servings 24 servings
Calories 356kcal
Ingredients
- 24 vanilla cupcakes cooked and cooled completely
- 20 oz cherry pie filling A 20 ounce can
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2-4 tablespoons half and half
- 24 oz maraschino cherries you need TWO jars of maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Once cupcakes are cooked and cooled, use a melon baller to scoop out 1" of the center and discard. Spoon 2-3 cherries of the pie filling into the center of the cupcake. Gently press inside.
- To make buttercream frosting, add powdered sugar and butter to a mixing bowl. Beat for 3 minutes.
- Add vanilla and 2 tablespoons of half and half and beat for an additional 1 minute.
- Add additional half and half, one tablespoon at a time until it's the desired frosting consistency.
- Place frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe onto each cupcake.
- Drain juice from cherries and gently dry them with a paper towel. Place on top of the cupcake.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg