Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes are a great summer treat because they have the sweet and sour tastes of maraschino cherries and fresh limes. You should bring these cupcakes to your summer parties because they are sure to make everyone happy.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice for frosting
• 2 tbsp lime juice for frosting
• 4 cups powdered sugar for frosting
• Green food coloring optional, for frosting
• Maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions:

Warm up the oven to 350F 175C and put paper liners in a cupcake pan

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl with a whisk

Put away

Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in another bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy

One at a time, add the eggs and beat well after each one

Add the lime juice, maraschino cherry juice, and lime zest and mix well

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing them in with the milk every so often

Start with the dry ingredients and end with the milk

Dont mix any further than that

Mix the chopped maraschino cherries in slowly

Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds of the way to the top with batter

Its done when a toothpick stuck in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean after 18 to 20 minutes of baking

You can make the frosting while the cupcakes are baking

Put 2 tablespoons of lime juice, 1/4 cup of maraschino cherry juice, and powdered sugar in a bowl

Mix until its smooth

If you want, you can add green food coloring

Make the cherry-limeade frosting and put it on the cupcakes after they are completely cool

Add a maraschino cherry to the top of each cupcake as a decoration

Enjoy these tasty Cherry Limeade Cupcakes, which are great for summer