Mad Hatter Cupcakes

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped
• 12 -14 dark chocolate-covered cherries

Recipe

• 1 line muffin cups with paper baking cups. combine flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt.
• 2 in separate large mixing bowl, gradually add sugar to butter.
• 3 cream until light and fluffy.
• 4 using electric mixer at med speed, add eggs, vanilla, cherries, and cherry juice; beat 1 minute.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning with milk and ending with dry ingredients.
• 6 fill baking cups 2/3 full. bake at 350f.; for 15-17 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven; quickly- make a slight indentation in the middle top of each cupcake.
• 8 place a chocolate covered cherry candy into each indentation and return to oven for 2-3 minutes to soften chocolate.
• 9 remove from oven and immediately, swirl softened chocolate over top of cupcakes, leaving cherries in place.
• 10 cool.