Description
Tender cupcakes with a cheesecake filling, topped with cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- ⅓ cups Soft Butter
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1-½ cup Flour
- ⅔ cups Sugar
- ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoons Salt
- Cream Cheese Frosting, To Frost The Cupcakes
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- FOR THE FILLING:
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
- ⅓ cups Sugar
- 1 whole Egg Yolk
- ¼ cups Finely Chopped Maraschino Cherries
Preparation
Beat sour cream, butter, eggs, and almond extract. Add dry ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
For the filling, beat cream cheese and sugar till smooth, then beat in egg yolk. Fold in cherries.
Line 22 muffin cups with paper liners. In each cup, layer 1 tablespoon batter, 1 tablespoon filling, then another tablespoon of batter. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.
