Cheery Cherry Snowmen

Name: Cheery Cherry Snowmen
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup buttermilk *; 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only); 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries; Frosting; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons milk or buttermilk; Mini snowmen cupcake decorations **

These delightful little cupcakes are packed full of maraschino cherry flavor.

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 cup all-purpose flour

¹/₂ teaspoon baking powder

¹/₄ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

¹/₃ cup buttermilk

2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

³/₄ cup sugar

¹/₂ teaspoon vanilla

¹/₄ teaspoon almond extract

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only)

¹/₄ cup chopped maraschino cherries

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₄ teaspoon almond extract

2 to 3 tablespoons milk or buttermilk

Mini snowmen cupcake decorations

*Substitute 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1/3 cup; let stand 5 minutes. **Substitute other small holiday decorations.

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Place mini-foil or paper baking cups into 24 mini-muffin pan cups. Set aside.
STEP 2

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl. Combine buttermilk and cherry juice in 1 cup glass measuring cup. Set aside.
STEP 3

Place 1/4 cup butter into bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add sugar, vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; continue beating until well mixed. Add 1 egg white at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating at low speed after each addition, until just combined. Stir in chopped cherries.
STEP 4

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake 15-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine powdered sugar, 1/3 cup butter and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Continue beating, adding enough milk for desired piping consistency.
STEP 6

Place frosting into large resealable plastic food bag; cut small tip from one corner of bag. Pipe frosting onto tops of cupcakes to form peaks. Top each cupcake with mini snowman decoration.