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Mad Hatter Cupcakes

Delicious cupcakes with a mad hatter twist! Great for any tea party; even alice would approve. I've tweaked the basic recipe from a pillsbury bake-off finalist, kathryn fitch.

Steps

Line muffin cups with paper baking cups.
Combine flour , pudding mix , baking powder and salt.
In separate large mixing bowl , gradually add sugar to butter.
Cream until light and fluffy.
Using electric mixer at med speed , add eggs , vanilla , cherries , and cherry juice.
Beat 1 minute.
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk , beginning with milk and ending with dry ingredients.
Fill baking cups 2 / 3 full.
Bake at 350f.
For 15-17 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Quickly- make a slight indentation in the middle top of each cupcake.
Place a chocolate covered cherry candy into each indentation and return to oven for 2-3 minutes to soften chocolate.
Remove from oven and immediately , swirl softened chocolate over top of cupcakes , leaving cherries in place.
Cool.

Ingredients

flour, instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter, maraschino cherry juice, eggs, vanilla, milk, maraschino cherry, dark chocolate-covered cherries