Stars and Stripes Cupcakes
Stars and Stripes Cupcakes
Prep Time: 45 Mins
Yields: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® White Cake Mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries (about 38 cherries), drained, finely chopped and patted dry
2 containers (8.4 oz each) Betty Crocker® Cloud White Cupcake Icing
24 blue candy stars
Betty Crocker® Red Decorating Icing (from 4.25-oz tube)
Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, sour cream, oil, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and the eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cherries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
3. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4. Frost cupcakes with icing. Place 1 candy star on each cupcake as shown. Using writing tip, pipe icing in wavy stripes on each cupcake to resemble flag.