Cherry Cakes:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 ½ teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 can cherry pie filling
Almond Buttercream:
1 cup butter, softened
2-3 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup sour cream (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Beat eggs, almond extract and vanilla.
3. Sift devil’s food cake mix into egg mixture.
4. Stir in cherry pie filling.
5. Spoon into cupcake liners and bake for 12-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Buttercream: Beat butter for 5 minutes and then add powdered sugar, almond and vanilla extract. Taste as you add ingredients to get the desired flavor and strength. Add sour cream and beat again until smooth.
7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes. (If I wasn’t a poor college student, I would have topped the cupcakes with cherries, but the strawberry flavored sugar did the trick.)
AWESOME!!!! You have some of the best recipes.
I made these and wow, delish. I was wondering how your icing came out fluffy looking? I made mine with the sour cream and it was not as stiff. I added more sugar, but not a whole lot because I didn't want them too sweet. Any tips?
Billie- Make sure your butter starts at room temperature (never melted), and beat the butter alone on high for at least five minutes. You will notice a color change, and this will help it to stay fluffy. Add the sugar and other ingredients and let it beat for a few minutes more.
Hot diggity dog! These are SO yummy. Can I grow up to be like you someday? I can't wait to serve them to friends tonight. And I might be making them for any other occasion that I can think of. Thanks for the tip. I'll be blog-stalking you from here on out! xo
Do you think that you could take the cupcake batter and bake it as a cake in a 13 by 9 pan?
Did you try this? I want to make it 9×13
Yes! My Chocolate Cherry Cake recipe uses this same batter in one large pan and then uses a chocolate ganache over the top.
I made these for a baby shower last week. Everyone praised them, and one attendee announced that they were the best cupcakes she had ever tasted. You rock!
These came out pretty gooey for me. Are they supposed to be this way? If not, how can I avoid that in the future?
Kandice, the cupcakes came out gooey? I have never heard of that before. The only thing I can think to tell you is to make sure you cook them all the way through. Depending on your brand of oven and the altitude, cooking times vary. As with any cake, to check if it is done, insert a knife or toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, it is done.
Where do you get your cupcake liners/cups like that? I love them! They really complement your beautiful cupcakes!!
Brittany, I get my "souffle cups" from a wholesale place in Oregon. But, people have told me they see these babies at Walmart as well. But just google "souffle cups," they are easy to find online!
I like the tip you used. What brand and number is it? Thanks so much.
Cat, I used tip 1M, I believe it is Wilton
This might be a bad question- but when you use the soufflé cups, do you still put them in the cupcake pan like regular cupcake cups? Or just put them onto a flat pan?
No such thing as a bad question! I usually just put them on a cookie sheet and pop them in the oven. Leave a little room between each cup though!
How do you do the cherry pie filling? All the fillings i find have cherries in them. Do you puree it all first? Do you know about how much you put in like about a cup?
I use a full can of cherry pie filling from the grocery store. I usually will put the entire thing (not the actual can though) in the blender and puree it smooth.
Oh, wait a minute! So you puree the cherry pie filling? I thought you just mixed it in right out of the can. I can’t wait to try these cupcakes!
LIZZY…ONCE MORE A GREAT SUCCESS WITH THIS RECIPE….!!!!!!!!!! very moist, I added tbsp all purpose fluor to the cake mix…also, to make my icing more fluffy but stiff I added 2btsp dream whip and 1 extra cup of powdered sugar!! it make out really REALLY good. thanks for sharing all your recipes. I am thinking on peaches and cream by changing the devils food for yellow cake mix and instead cherry pie filling to use a peach pie filling….YUMMMM!!!
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Yum! Your cupcakes look very delicious! Love the buttercream frosting!
Lizzy, can you please tell me what size of canned pie filling you use? Thanks.
I used just the normal can, it should fill a 9 inch round pie
Hi I am going to make these today, except with a from scratch chocolate wheat free cup cake and will put the cherry pie filling in the cupcake after they are baked… Are you using regular butter or unsalted?
Thank you!
I always use unsalted butter!
Lizzie,
I’ve made these a bunch of times and they are always a hit. This is probably my most favorite flavor combination for cupcakes. I’m just wondering if you could recommend how to do these from scratch. I love the texture of a cupcake baked from scratch and I just can’t figure out how to do that and still use that whole can of pie filling. I don’t want to skip that part. Thanks a ton for all your great recipes.
I do have a chocolate cake mix substitute recipe! Check it out http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2013/09/chocolate-cake-mix-substitute.html
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