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
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
Step 2
Pour cake mix into a bowl, add crushed pineapple with juice, and stir until just combined.
Step 3
Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
Step 4
Top each cupcake with one cherry, pressing gently into the batter.
Step 5
Bake for 18–20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Step 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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