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Cherry Cheese Cupcakes Recipe

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Our church Christmas party always includes these pretty cupcakes as my home-baked contribution. The holidays were the sweet inspiration for their cheery garnish of cherries and mint leaves.

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Cherry Cheese Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 22-24 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
5 eggs
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1-1/2 cups cherry pie filling
Mint leaves

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Spoon into foil-lined muffin cups. Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream and the remaining sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spoon onto cupcakes. Return to the oven for 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Top with pie filling; garnish with mint. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 202 calories, 13 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Cheese Cupcakes in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1997, p42

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Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by watters

I have been making these for years as well with the Vanilla Wafer in the bottom of the cupcake liner. For a variation, use cherry pie filling and put on top while still hot from the oven and omit the sour cream layer. Yummy.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by srwildflower

They all sound good, I think I'll try them with a chocolate wafer crust. Sort of like Chocolate covered Cherries in reverse.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by rebeltux

My Mom has been making these for year we use vanilla wafers as the crust they work out great.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by rmaroney

This would be great in the mini graham cracker crust thats what i'm going to do for a holiday dessert this year

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by djb1240

Sounds delicious. And so does blueberry.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2008 by swtmemrys

I have made this type of cupcake before. They are good.

My recipe called for vanilla wafers. You put one in the bottom of each cup before pouring the mixture on top. This forms a crust like a cheese cake. They are good also.

Try other flavors of canned pie fillings. Blueberry is great.

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