Cherry Coke Cupcakes-Yum!

 http://cocobeanandme.blogspot.com/2009/04/cherry-coke-float-cupcakes-iron-cupcake.html

 Cherry Coke Float Cupcakes
adapted from Nigella Lawson's 'How to be a Domestic Goddess'
makes 12 cupcakes

Cupcakes
1 1/2 Cups flour
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 Cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 Tbs cocoa powder
3/4 Cup Coca-Cola
1/4 cup marachino cherry syrup
24 marachino cherries

Cola Icing
1 cup Icing sugar
2 tbsp cola

Preheat the oven to 350 F.In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla in a second bowl. In a saucepan, boil the Coca-Cola, and cherry syrup gently for five minutes. Melt in the butter and cocoa powder. Pour into the dry ingredients, stir well with a wooden spoon, and then add the liquid ingredients, beating until everything is blended.
Pour into the cupcake pans and push a cherry into the center of each cupcake. Bake for 15 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
When cool drizzle over the Cola Icing and let dry. Top with cherry buttercream and a cherry

bumping this pretty cupcake.

Hey there Star! Boy do those look some good! Copied and saved. Thanks

Linda

 Yes, they sure do look good.  My boys would love these (and so would momma). 

 Barbara

Very pretty.

Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

1 pound confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk**
food coloring, optional

Directions:
In large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, vanilla and milk until smooth. If necessary, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency. Add a few drops of food coloring if you wish. Stir to blend.

Basic recipe makes enough to fill and frost a 2-layer cake or a 13"x9" sheet cake or 2 dozen cupcakes.

**Maraschino cherry juice can be used instead if you like the taste. Start with a tablespoon of cherry juice before adding more to see if you like the flavor. If you want it stronger, use more juice and forget the milk. If you don't want a strong cherry flavor, use part milk with the juice.

Chocolate buttercream frosting: Melt 2 squares (1 oz ea) unsweetened chocolate over low heat in double boiler until just melted. Stir into above buttercream frosting mixture.

Thanks for sharing. These sound really good.