Name: The Best Cherry Chip Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter; 1 tbsp Shortening; 2 lbs Powdered Sugar; 1 tsp Almond Extract; 1 tbsp Reserved Maraschino Cherry Juice; 1-2 tbsp Milk; Pink Food Coloring or Icing Gel; Sprinkles or if you want cherries for topping you will need an additional 10 oz Jar of Maraschino Cherries; 1/4 cup Butter; 1/4 cup Shortening; 1 3/4 cups White Granulated Sugar; 2 tsp Almond Extract; 2/3 cup Milk; 2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour; 3 tsp Baking Powder; 4 Large Egg Whites, unbeaten; 10 oz Jar Maraschino Cherries (stems removed), with juice reserved for frosting

These are cherry chip cupcakes from scratch with maraschino cherries and cherry juice mixed into the cupcakes and maraschino cherry juice whipped into pink buttercream frosting.

They’re perfect as a summer treat, Valentine’s sweet, for baby showers, holiday parties, and birthdays.

Are there cherry chip morsels in cherry chip cupcakes?

When I hear cherry chip cupcakes, I think that they’re made with cherry chip morsels. Actually, cherry chips are not in them at all.

The “chips” are chopped maraschino cherries that are blended into the cupcake batter. I chopped mine with a food processor to get the pieces really fine.

In the end, they are baked and softened so that you do not even notice the pieces of fruit as you take a bite.

Ingredients for Cherry Chip Cupcakes

Butter
Shortening
White Sugar
Almond Extract
Milk
All-Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Egg Whites
10 oz Jar of Maraschino Cherries (Reserve syrup/juice for frosting)

Ingredients for Cherry Frosting

Butter
Shortening
Powdered Sugar
Almond Extract
Reserved Maraschino Cherry Juice
Milk
Pink Food Coloring or Icing Gel
Sprinkles or if you want cherries for topping you will need an additional 10 oz Jar of Maraschino Cherries

What are maraschino cherries?

They are typically made from yellow Rainier cherries that are then soaked in brine, preserved, and sweetened with sugar. They taste like candy and are often put on ice cream sundaes.

What decorating tip do you use for cupcakes?

Wilton’s 1M or 2D (affiliate links) are star tips that most use for cupcakes. I used 1M on the cupcakes in the photos.

If you are looking for a round frosting top instead of a star Wilton’s 1A is perfect.

How do you pipe a cupcake?

I recommend Cakes by Lynz’s piping tutorials on YouTube.

She does a great job explaining piping for beginners and learning the basics of cupcake decorating. She has a wide variety of videos showing all kinds of tips.

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Enjoy!