Yummy Cherry Coke Cupcakes Recipe
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Infuse cherry coke with chocolate cupcakes to make delicious Cherry Coke Cupcakes. Top them with cherry buttercream frosting & a fresh cherry for perfection.
Cherry Coke Cupcakes
I am back on a cupcake kick again. Cupcakes are my weakness.
I love mixing soda into cupcakes. They are a great flavor booster. The cherry cola in this recipe gives the cupcakes a slight cherry flavor while enriching the chocolate.
I do advise when adding the cherry extract to the frosting, combine it slowly. The one tablespoon in the recipe is on the stronger end of the flavor spectrum. Add a little bit at a time to get the right flavor for you.
To finish off your cupcakes, add a fresh cherry to the top!
Cherry Coke Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
Cherry Coke Cupcakes
- 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix make sure it has pudding in it
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 Large Eggs slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup Cherry Cola
- 2 teaspoons Cherry Extract
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- 2 sticks Unsalted Butter
- 3-4 cups Powdered Sugar Sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Cherry Extract
- 4 tablespoon Milk
- Food Coloring Gel – optional
Instructions
Cherry Coke Cupcakes
- In you mixer, mix the cake mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, soda, and cherry extract until well blended.
- Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Spoon the mixture into the liners. (almost 3 tablespoon in each liner)
- Bake in the oven at 350 for about 18-20 minutes.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing them to cool.
- Add frosting when fully cooled.
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- Beat the butter for a few minutes using your mixer on medium speed.
- Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and mix on low speed until blended.
- Add the cherry extract, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk. Mix on medium speed for 3 minutes.
- If you need stiffer frosting, add the remaining sugar.
- If you need a thinner frosting, add the remaining milk.
- Add your food coloring gel until you get the color desired. (optional)
Devon, these cupcakes were SO yummy!! I’ve had so many requests to make them again. Thanks for sharing! BTW, what widget do you use for your recipes?? It’s so organized and concise!
Awesome! I am so happy they were a hit! The recipe cards I use currently is Meal Planner Pro but I am changing over to Cookbook.
How much soda? I don’t see it in the recipe.
It says 1/2 cup cherry cola.
I’ve made these a couple times and absolutely love them. One change I made was to add some sour cherry pie filling in the center of the cupcakes. It really takes them over the top!