Pineapple Cherry Cupcakes
Mix a box of yellow cake with crushed pineapple and top with bright maraschino cherries for a retro-sweet cupcake that bakes in 18 minutes. No fancy technique — just stir, fill, and bake.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 186
- Protein
- 2g
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple (with juice)
- 12 whole maraschino cherries
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
- 2
Pour cake mix into a bowl, add crushed pineapple with juice, and stir until just combined.
- 3
Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
- 4
Top each cupcake with one cherry, pressing gently into the batter.
- 5
Bake for 18–20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Tools you’ll need
- muffin tin
- cupcake liners
- mixing bowl
- spoon
- toothpick
- wire rack
- oven
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