Chocolate cherry cupcakes recipe

These cakes are very pretty and fruity in taste - perfect cupcakes for kids birthdays. To change the appearance for a boy's birthday, simply choose more boyish cupcake wrappers.

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Quantity: 24 MAKES Servings
Prep Time: 15 min. Bake 20 min.
Nutrition Facts:
1 serving (1 each) equals 252 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 1 g fibre, 2 g protein.

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Ingredients

1 pk cake mix
1 - 1/3 cups water
1⁄2 c canola oil
3 eggs
600 gm. cherry pie filling
450gm
vanilla frosting

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.

2. Spoon batter by 1/4 cupfuls into paper-lined muffin cups. Spoon a rounded teaspoon of pie filling onto the center of each cupcake.

3. Set remaining pie filling aside.

4. Bake at 180° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

5. Frost cupcakes; top with one cherry from pie filling. Serve additional pie filling with cupcakes or refrigerate for another use.

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