Pink Cherry Cupcakes

Submitted By: Polly Dodd

Ingredients

• 21/4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (5-ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• Milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

3/4 cup sugar

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Drain cherries, reserving syrup; add enough milk to syrup to make 2/3 cup. Mix syrup, eggs, vanilla, butter or margarine, sugar, and cherries until blended. Add to dry ingredients; mix until smooth.
Spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray. Fill cups with batter and bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until done.