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Cherry-Filled Cupcakes

Blogger Diane Schmidt of Createdby-Diane shares a recipe for Cherry-Filled Cupcakes. Easy to prepare and delicious to eat, these fruit-filled cupcakes will have everyone wondering how the fruit found its way inside.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 15 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® golden vanilla cake mix

1: can (21 oz) cherry pie filling

1: cup shortening

6: cups powdered sugar

3: tablespoons milk

24: maraschino cherries, well drained

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. For each cupcake, spoon 3 tablespoons batter into muffin cup, then spoon 2 teaspoons pie filling onto center of batter. Bake and cool as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
3 In large bowl, beat shortening, powdered sugar and milk with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Place frosting in decorating bag fitted with your choice of decorating tip. Starting at outer edge of cupcakes, pipe frosting in spiral pattern, gradually elevating to a peak in center; top each with a cherry.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

To drain maraschino cherries well, place on paper towels to absorb excess liquid.

If you prefer, you may substitute any flavor fruit pie filling for the cherry pie filling. For added variety, try blueberry, lemon, strawberry or raspberry.

The pie filling will settle at the lower part of each cupcake during baking.

Ateco tip #510 was used to frost these cupcakes.

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Posted 1/16/2013 3:21:07 PM REPORT ABUSE ooBKEoo said:

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These cupcakes are horrible!! I am so mad I just wasted time, money and effort on this recipe! The cherry filling dropped all the way to the bottom so when you peel the wrapper off it came out all over your hand! The icing is horrible. It was way too thick and too much sugar. Don't waste your time on these!

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Posted 8/22/2012 12:10:36 AM REPORT ABUSE StephHeart said:

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You cannot begin to imagine how excited I was when I saw this recipe. I have been looking for a quick and easy cherry cupcake to satisfy my grandma's love of cherries for a while, but unfortunately this recipe let me down. I was looking for a sweet treat, where this recipe tasted like a spoiled cherry tart. I guess ingredients is key. If our looking for a sweet filling I would suggest making your own or using a pudding base with maraschino cherries. Also the frosting tasted rancid, but that could just be my immense hate for shortening. What can I say? I'm a butter girl. The consistency was also way too thick for this type of cupcake. You need a lighter frosting that wont overwhelm the filling. A great idea but not so great taste.

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Posted 5/7/2012 5:11:35 PM REPORT ABUSE wheeki said:

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I thought they were very good and easy to make. I think I will try the icing that is on the tiramisu cupcakes next time. It is an 8 oz brick of cream cheese blended with 2 cups of powdered and then add 2 cups of whipping cream, whip to soft peaks. It is a lighter icing. And I think it will go better with the cherry filling.

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