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M U F F I N S ,   C U P C A K E S ,   A N D  L I T T L E  C A K E S  321

                         CHOCOLATE CHERR
                         CHOCOLATE CHERRY Y

                                CHIP CUPCAKES S
                               CHIP CUPCAKE

                           WITH MARTHA’S CHOCOLATE ICING



                     he first time I tasted Choco-
                                                               MAKES  24  CUPCAKES
                                                                  1
                     late-Covered Cherry Cake                   (2 ⁄ 2 INCHES  EACH)
                                                          PREPARATION  TIME:  10  MINUTES
                     for The Cake Mix Doctor, I
                                                         BAKING  TIME:  20  TO  25  MINUTES
              remarked that it would make great             ASSEMBLY  TIME:  5  MINUTES

              cupcakes. The cake batter com-
              bines cherry pie filling and a            24 paper liners for muffin pans
                                                           (2 ⁄2-inch size)
                                                            1
              little almond flavor with a devil’s
                                                       1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil’s food
              food mix, and it is one of the moist-
                                                           cake mix or devil’s food cake mix
              est chocolate cakes I have ever tasted.      with pudding

              Fast forward. . . . I am testing the     1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
                                                       2 large eggs
              cupcake and muffin chapter for this
                                                       1 teaspoon pure almond extract
              book. My sister Susan is visiting        1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
              from Atlanta, and I bake these fra-      Martha’s Chocolate Icing (page 433)

              grant cupcakes and top them with
                                                       1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
              an easy cooked chocolate icing that      and  preheat  the  oven  to  350°F.  Line  24
                                                                  muffin  cups  with  paper  lin-
              hardens while the cupcakes cool.
                                                                  ers. Set the pans aside.
              Needless to say, after three
                                                                     2. Place  the  cake  mix,
              cupcakes Susan demands
                                                                     cherry pie filling, eggs, and
              the recipe to take home!                              almond  extract  in  a  large
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