Ingredients
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1 cup flour
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1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup sugar
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1/3 cup butter
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2 eggs
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup milk
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1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped
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12 -14 dark chocolate-covered cherries
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2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Instructions
- Line muffin cups with paper baking cups. Combine flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt.
- In separate large mixing bowl, gradually add sugar to butter.
- Cream until light and fluffy.
- Using electric mixer at MED speed, add eggs, vanilla, cherries, and cherry juice; beat 1 minute.
- Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning with milk and ending with dry ingredients.
- Fill baking cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350F.; for 15-17 minutes.
- Remove from oven; quickly- make a slight indentation in the middle top of each cupcake.
- Place a chocolate covered cherry candy into each indentation and return to oven for 2-3 minutes to soften chocolate.
- Remove from oven and immediately, swirl softened chocolate over top of cupcakes, leaving cherries in place.
- Cool.