We’ve got just what you need for Valentine’s Day. These cheery cherry cupcakes deliver on theme, flavor, and cuteness. The addition of maraschino cherry syrup and bits of cherries to the batter create lovely, soft pink cupcakes with almond-flavored, pink icing to round out the flavors.
You’ll be surprised at how easy these cupcakes are to make… and how fast they disappear.
Before you start:
We used our standard white cake recipe here, but you could use a box mix and we won’t tell. Just reduce the liquid on the box by ½ cup and replace it with the maraschino cherry syrup.
You will need two regular size (10-12 oz) jars of maraschino cherries.
This icing is rich. There are times that you just have to bite the bullet to get the flavor and experience you want. This is our go-to recipe for bakery-style buttercream. It turns out perfectly every. single. time.
This icing was ideal for our project today because the base is very white. The almond extract is almost clear no effect on the outcome. If you want vanilla flavor be prepared for the color to change slightly.
We typically use powdered food color for icing and fondant. If that is not readily available where you are use gel as a backup. Liquid dyes can have too great an impact on consistency.
Treat of the Week: Cheery Cherry Cupcake
Moist and tasty and unassumingly pretty.
- Prep Time15 min
- Cook Time20 min
- Perform Time10 min
- Total Time45 min
- Yield2 dozen
- Serving Size1 cupcake
- Energy313 cal
The ingredients:
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 2 ⅔ cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk, at room temperature
- ½ cup of the syrup from the maraschino cherries
- ⅔ cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
- 6 egg whites, at room temperature
FOR THE TOPPING:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
- 7 cups of confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Pink food color powder
- 24 whole maraschino cherries with stems intact
The Method:
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
FOR THE TOPPING:
- Serving Size1 cupcake
- Amount per serving
- Calories313
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat16.7 g21.41%
- Total Carbohydrate35.2 g12.8%
- Protein2.6 g5.2%
NOTE: These nutritional values have NOT been verified by any laboratory. They are estimates based on publicly available information to help you make informed food choices.
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