Shirley Temple Cupcakes

By bklynmommy

Ingredients

• 1 box French vanilla cake mix (used: Betty Crocker Super Moist)
• 1 (12 oz.) can Diet or Regular 7-up or Sprite
• 2 tbsp maraschino cherry juice
• 1-2 drops of red food coloring
• 24 maraschino cherries, for garnish
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, stemmed and chopped

Preparation

Step 1

For Cupcakes, preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake tins with papers. Combine cake mix, soda and beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Separate the batter in half and add 2 tbsp of cherry juice and drop of red food coloring to half of the cake mix. Fill the cupcake liners with half of pink mixture and half of the vanilla cake mixer and then bake. Bake according to package directions and then let cool completely before icing