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Vanilla Cupcakes with Maraschino Cherry Frosting

January 26, 2014

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In case you haven’t noticed the tacky teddy bears and heart shaped boxes of chocolate popping up everywhere, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Even though I won’t be spending Valentine’s Day alone, I’m still not fond of this holiday, so I’m getting my cutesy themed post out of the way for you guys. I used my go-to low-fat vanilla cake recipe and topped them off with cherry frosting and sprinkle covered maraschino cherries! They’re a sweet treat to enjoy no matter what the occasion is!

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(makes 12 cupcakes)

Ingredients:

½ cup sugar

½ cup Stevia (sugar substitute)

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 eggs (room temperature)

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup skim milk

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

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I received these custom cupcake toppers from Gypsies Crafts and Treats! Check out her Etsy shop for more or make a custom request!

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For frosting:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

4oz low-fat cream cheese, softened

5 tsp maraschino cherry syrup

3 cups powdered sugar

12 maraschino cherries (you can get them with or without stems)

Red sugar sprinkles

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C) and line a muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.

In a large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, and eggs with an electric mixer.

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Slowly stir in flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until completely smooth and then distribute batter evenly among cupcake liners.

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Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then pop them out onto a cooling rack to cool another 10-15 minutes.

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While you’re waiting you can whip up your frosting!

In a medium sized bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until mixed and fluffy. Stir in maraschino cherry syrup. Mix in powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until frosting is fluffy and smooth. Set aside or place in the refrigerator for a few minutes while you work on the next step.

Place maraschino cherries on a couple paper towels to absorb some of the extra juice. Pour red sugar sprinkles into a small bowl and roll one of the cherries around in the bowl until completely coated. Set on a small plate and repeat with remaining cherries.

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Transfer frosting into a pastry bag and frost cupcakes once they’ve cooled completely. Top with sprinkle coated cherries and serve!

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They can also be made the night before and refrigerated. Just allow them to come down to room temperature before serving.

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Enjoy!


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Categories : Valentine's Day, Recipes, Baked Goods and Desserts, Holidays Tagged : vanilla cupcakes, low-fat vanilla cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes with maraschino cherry frosting, maraschino cherry buttercream frosting, cupcakes with stevia, valentine's day cupcakes, cherry cupcakes

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  1. Amber Kekuna says

    January 27, 2014 at 9:00 am

    These look so delicious! And thank you for the shout out and link!

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