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 right flavor for you.
To finish off your cupcakes, add a fresh cherry to the top!
Yummy Cherry Cola Cupcakes Recipe! Watkins Imitation Cherry Extract 
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Adding cherry cola to this cupcake recipe gives the cupcakes a slight cherry flavor while enriching the chocolate. Top with cherry buttercream frosting and a fresh cherry.
Ingredients
Cherry Coke Cupcakes
- 1 Devil’s Food Cake Mix (make sure it has pudding in it)
- 3/4 cup of Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup of Vegetable Oil
- 3 Large Eggs – slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup of Cherry Cola
- 2 teaspoons of Cherry Extract
Cherry Buttercream Frosting
- 2 sticks of Unsalted Butter
- 3–4 cups of Powdered Sugar, Sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Cherry Extract
- up to 4 tablespoons 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)
Notes
Add your Cherry Flavoring to the frosting slowly. It can have a strong cherry flavor, so adjust to your liking.
Natalie says
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!
devon says
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.
Linda says
How much soda? I don’t see it in the recipe.
devon says
It says 1/2 cup cherry cola.
Stacey S. says
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!