Shara's Cherry Cola Cupcakes
Makes:
24 servings
Total Time:
2 hr 15 min
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Category:
Desserts
Sub Category: Cakes
what you need
- 3/4 cup drained maraschino cherries, patted dry
- 1/3 cup juice reserved from jar
- 1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) white cake mix
- 1 cup cherry cola soda
- 3 egg whites
- 2 Tbsp. canola oil
- 12 drops red liquid food coloring
- 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip light topping, thawed
- Rainbow jimmies as decorations
- 24 whole drained maraschino cherries with stems
make it
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with liners. Chop 3/4 cup cherries, reserve. With mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, soda, egg whites, reserved 1/3 cup cherry juice and oil until combined, for 30 seconds. On medium speed, beat 2 min. Beat in food coloring until blended. Stir in reserved cherries. Divide batter among liners.
Bake 15-20 min, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 15 min.
Transfer to racks. Cool completely. Spread cupcakes with whipped cream topping. Sprinkle with jimmies. Top each cupcake with a cherry.
Notes
These are my daughter’s favorite cupcakes, she said they remind her of old fashioned soda floats.
