Pretty cherry chip cupcakes for your #CookfortheCure Party! Raise donations for Susan G. Komen's 1,000 Cooks for the Cure by baking these light and moist pink buttermilk cupcakes, studded with maraschino cherries and topped with a fluffy bourbon vanilla whipped cream cheese frosting.
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg white (large)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely chopped
- 4 ounces cream cheese (half a brick; do not use the kind in a tub)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon good bourbon whiskey, optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup heavy cream, cold
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a cupcake pan with papers.
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Place the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
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Stir the buttermilk, oil, egg white, extracts, and vinegar together, in a large liquid measure.
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Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and mix on low speed until smooth, about a minute. Stir in the chopped cherries and fill the prepared pan no more than ⅔ full of batter.
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Bake for 18 minutes or until a bamboo skewer inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Do not brown. Cool completely and frost with Bourbon Vanilla Frosting.
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Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl, along with the sugar, bourbon (if using), and extracts. Beat on medium speed (using the paddle attachment) until smooth and creamy.
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With the mixer at medium low speed, pour in the cold cream in a slow and steady stream.
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When all of the cream has been incorporated, stop the mixer, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, switch to the whisk attachment, and then whip on medium high until the frosting holds stiff peaks (about a minute). Take care not to over-whip, or the frosting could thin out and become runny.
For more info on the frosting, click here: Whipped Cream Frosting.