Cherry Baby Cakes

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Cherry Baby Cakes

Yield: about 30 small cakes
Prep: 40 mins Bake: 350°F 12 mins
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Cherry Baby Cakes
Ingredients
  • 1 1/3
    cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3
    cup sugar
  • 2
    teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4
    teaspoon salt
  • 2/3
    cup milk
  • 1/4
    cup butter, softened
  • 1
    egg
  • 1
    teaspoon vanilla
  • 2/3
    cup cherry marmalade or cherry preserves, large pieces snipped if necessary
  • 30
    maraschino cherries with stems, drained
  • 1
    recipe Powdered Sugar Icing*
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Line thirty 1-3/4-inch muffin cups with miniature paper bake cups;* set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add milk, butter, egg, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Spoon 1 scant teaspoon of batter into each muffin cup. Add 1/2 teaspoon of cherry marmalade and top with 1/2 teaspoon additional batter.

3. Bake cupcakes about 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.

4. Pat cherries dry with clean paper toweling. Frost each cupcake with about 1/2 teaspoon icing. Dip half of each cherry into remaining icing; place on top of baby cakes. Makes about 30 small cakes.

From the Test Kitchen
  • Tip *Test Kitchen Tip:If you dont have 1-3/4-inch muffin cups, line sixteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups. Prepare batter as directed. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each prepared muffin cup. Add 1 teaspoon of marmalade and another tablespoon of batter. (You will only use about 1/3 cup marmalade.) Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Frost with Powdered Sugar Icing. Add a cherry as directed above. (You will only need 16 cherries.)
Powdered Sugar Icing
Ingredients
  • 2 1/2
    cups powdered sugar
  • 2
    tablespoons milk
  • 1/2
    teaspoon vanilla
  • Milk
Directions

In a medium bowl stir together powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and vanilla. Stir in enough additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to reach drizzling consistency.

Nutrition Facts (Cherry Baby Cakes)
  • Calories 63,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 13,
  • Fat, total (gm) 1,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 6,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 1,
  • Sugar, total (gm) 7,
  • Vitamin A (IU) 49,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 8,
  • Sodium (mg) 36,
  • Potassium (mg) 11,
  • Calcium (DV %) 10,
  • Iron (DV %) 0,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (3)
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ibnuts wrote:

They were delicious, but there's no way this will make 16 standard sized cupcakes. I got 12 out of it, and they were none too generous.

12/17/2010 07:22:52 AM Report Abuse
ZLo3d2 wrote:

These were amazing and very easy to make. The Powdered Sugar icing made WAY TOO MUCH-So I will only make a 1/4 recipe of that next time. I also added a little bit of cherry juice into the milk that was used in the cupcake batter. Very yummy! Huge hit at game night and work the next day!

7/26/2010 10:40:27 AM Report Abuse
kathleenmunden1 wrote:

This were a big hit at the family reunion. So cute!

7/13/2010 11:17:03 AM Report Abuse

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