Cherry Baby Cakes

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    A recipe large enough for a crowd, these sweet, cherry-filled cakes look pretty on a dessert table at a potluck.

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    Updated on October 12, 2012
    Cherry Baby Cakes
    Prep Time:
    40 mins
    Bake Time:
    12 mins
    Total Time:
    40 mins
    Yield:
    30 small cakes
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    Ingredients

    • 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour

    • ⅔ cup sugar

    • 2 teaspoon baking powder

    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    • ⅔ cup milk

    • ¼ cup butter, softened

    • 1 egg

    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    • ⅔ cup cherry marmalade or cherry preserves, large pieces snipped if necessary

    • 30 maraschino cherries with stems, drained

    • 1 recipe Powdered Sugar Icing*

    Powdered Sugar Icing

    • 2 ½ cup powdered sugar

    • 2 tablespoon milk

    • ½ teaspoon vanilla

    • Milk

    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.

    Powdered Sugar Icing

    1. 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.

    *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.)

    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    63 Calories
    1g Fat
    13g Carbs
    Nutrition Facts
    Calories 63
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 1g 1%
    Saturated Fat 1g 5%
    Cholesterol 6mg 2%
    Sodium 36mg 2%
    Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
    Total Sugars 7g
    Calcium 10.1mg 1%
    Iron 0.2mg 1%
    Potassium 11mg 0%
    Folate, total 8.1mcg

    *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.