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Cherry Almond Cupcakes

November 13, 2016

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These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive – they’re hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready!

Love cherry desserts? Make sure to try my Cherry Coconut Magic Bars and Triple Chocolate Cherry Brownies too!

These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive - they're hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready! // Mom On Timeout

It has been FOREVER since I shared a cupcake recipe. I’m super sorry about. I’m gonna make it up to you today…

As you guys are well aware, I LOVE cherry flavored desserts. In particular maraschino cherry. I shared my Maraschino Cherry Frosting with you a couple years back and it has quickly become one of your favorite “pink” frosting recipes… I’m with ya.

These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive - they're hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready! // Mom On Timeout

Before we go any further,  can we all agree that cupcakes and cakes made from scratch are truly something special? Yes? I thought so. So you’re going to love this…

My good friend Lindsay over at Life, Love, and Sugar recently published a gorgeous new cookbook that is completely dedicated to beautiful cakes and cupcakes: Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes. Hooray! Step-by-step instructions including pictures showing you how to do all that fancy piping that really makes cakes and cupcakes stand out.

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When flipping through her book, I found myself internally scheduling each and every dessert out for the next few months. I want them ALL. Maple Bacon Cinnamon Cupcakes, Mocha Chocolate Cake, Peppermint Bark Cheesecake (perfect for Christmas!) and the Neapolitan Mousse Cake (right there on the cover) – WOW. But, I had to decide what to make first and when I saw the Cherry Almond Cupcakes, I knew it was fate.

Almond is one of those flavors that is extremely under appreciated. It’s all about vanilla extract in recipes but really, almond extract is one of my favorite ingredients. Just opening the top of the bottle takes me back to making sugar cookies with my mom. She always used almond extract in her cookies and they were so, so good!

Cherry and almond go together so well and I just knew that this recipe was going to be a winner. I love being right.

These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive - they're hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready! // Mom On Timeout

The cupcakes are light yet moist, and full of delicious almond flavor. Paired with my favorite cherry frosting…a serious winner!

The recipe makes just about a dozen cupcakes which I found to be the perfect amount…. Six for me and six for the rest of the family. #winning
Also, I’m giving away a copy of Lindsay’s book, so just leave a comment below letting me know which of the recipes you’d like to try first (you can see the four I mentioned above plus these cupcakes). Bonus entry if you buy a copy of the book! Just leave me a separate comment. I’ll pick a winner one week from today – good luck!

More Cherry Recipes

  1. Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
  2. Cherry Cheesecake Dip
  3. Baked Cherry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole
  4. Cherry Limeade
  5. Chocolate Cherry Lush

How To Make Cherry Almond Cupcakes

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Cherry Almond Cupcakes

These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive – they're hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry almond cupcakes, cherry cupcakes, cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 170kcal
Author Trish – Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons sour cream room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 3 large egg whites room temperature, divided
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspon salt
  • 6 tablespoons milk room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons water room temperature

Cherry Frosting

  • cherry frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light in color and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
  • Mix in sour cream and almond extract until well combined.
  • Add one egg white and mix until combined.
  • Add remaining two egg whites and mix until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add half of the flour mixture to the batter and mix until well combined.
  • Add the milk and water and mix until combined.
  • Add remaining flour and mix until well combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Fill the cupcake liners about halfway to two-thirds full of batter. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
  • Removed cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Frost with my maraschino cherry frosting and enjoy!

Notes

Excerpted from Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes: Extraordinary Recipes and Easy Decorating Techniques by Lindsay Conchar. Copyright © 2016. Reprinted with permission from Page Street Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
Find the cherry frosting recipe here!

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 227IU | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
These Cherry Almond Cupcakes are so bright and festive - they're hard to resist! A beautiful almond cupcake, made from scratch, is topped with a cherry almond frosting that is just delightful! Topped with a cherry, these cupcakes are party-ready! // Mom On Timeout

More cherry recipes!

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Baked Cherry Cheesecake French Toast

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Cherry Brownie Dream Bars

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Maraschino Cherry Frosting

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Chocolate Cherry Lush

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Triple Chocolate Cherry Brownies

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Cherry Fluff

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Comments

  1. Kristin McGinnis says

    November 15, 2016 at 6:48 PM

    Thinking about these cherry cupcakes for thanksgiving!

    Reply
  2. Kristin McGinnis says

    November 15, 2016 at 6:46 PM

    These cherry cupcakes look fantastic, I’m thinking they’ll be perfect for thanksgiving!

    Reply
  3. Kristin says

    November 15, 2016 at 8:39 AM

    Definitely the maple bacon cupcakes!

    Reply
  4. JoeyfromSC says

    November 14, 2016 at 9:55 PM

    I purchased the book also:) Excited! If I win this copy, I’ll gift it to my Aunt

    Joey J.

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    November 14, 2016 at 5:54 PM

    Cherry almond cupcakes would be a first to try from the cookbook for me too!

    Reply
  6. Lori Carey says

    November 14, 2016 at 9:11 AM

    I would love to try the cherry almond cupcakes but to be honest I wanna try them all. I am a pastry chef who loves making new desserts and the employees at my husbands work love it too cause I usually make 2 or 3 different ones and take them there for them to try. Gracious guinea pigs, lol. Thank you

    Reply
  7. Jill says

    November 14, 2016 at 8:48 AM

    Cherry Almond cupcakes… will be perfect for my 12 year daughters birthday this weekend!

    Reply
  8. Sherry Wooten says

    November 14, 2016 at 7:42 AM

    In honor of my eldest son who loves all things almonds and all things cherry, I would have to make the Cherry Almond cupcakes first out of the book. Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says

    November 14, 2016 at 6:09 AM

    These are so darn cute Trish! Thanks so much for sharing them! 🙂

    Reply
  10. MARTHAIA says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:54 PM

    Cherry almond cupcakes re on my list !!!! Thanks

    Reply
  11. Bryn says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:51 PM

    Oh that neopolitan mousse cake looks incredible! I’d make that first for sure

    Reply
  12. Hollie Jahnke says

    November 13, 2016 at 4:36 PM

    I really want to try the cherry almond cupcakes!!

    Reply
  13. JoeyfromSC says

    November 13, 2016 at 4:05 PM

    These look delicious! !

    I’d also love to try the Maple Bacon Cinnamon Cupcakes..wow!.
    Thanks for the chance to win the book & for the other giveaway!

    Joey J.

    P.S. I made a mistake on the rafflecopter form entering my instagram name..it should be: ajpebloe
    Sorry about that!

    Reply
    • JoeyfromSC says

      November 13, 2016 at 4:09 PM

      Autocorrect doesn’t like me haha
      Take 3:
      ajoebloe
      My instagram name 🙂

      Reply
  14. Roberta Smith says

    November 13, 2016 at 3:58 PM

    Cherry almond cupcakes yummmy

    Reply
  15. Auntiepatch says

    November 13, 2016 at 3:21 PM

    Instagram?

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