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    Home » Cake » Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake

    Published: Jan 18, 2013 · Modified: Jun 6, 2020 by Lisa Johnson

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake

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    three cupcakes with pale pink frosting topped with a single cherry lined up on a red, weathered wood board

    I have never shared ANY of my cocktail recipes with anyone before, but since I am in such a happy mood I decided to create these Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake {cupcakes} just for you! This all started because my friend Tamara was craving cupcakes this afternoon, but did not want to make them.....who needs 2 dozen cupcakes right?

    three cupcakes with pale pink frosting topped with a single cherry lined up on a red, weathered wood board

    She decided that I should make them since I like baking. Then we also started discussing how we both needed to clean our cars to get all of the salt off. She jokingly said that she would take my car and get it washed, if I made her cupcakes.....here they are Tamara, I will get you the keys! {No, she never actually washed my car}

    an overhead shot of cupcakes topped with pale pink frosting and a cherry sitting on a red, weathered wood board

    Since we are less than a month away from Valentine's Day, I went with that theme. I did not add any coloring to the batter, I just let the cherry schnapps tint them a pale pink color. It all just seemed to fit together perfectly.....

    cherry chip cupcakes decorated for Valentine's Day with red lip sprinkles on top of the pale pink frosting

    For those of you worried about the kiddies eating them, that is totally your call. They do not taste like alcohol, sorry to disappoint some of you. This Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake truly tastes like the cherry chip Betty Crocker box mix from the grocery store, minus all of the additives and chemicals!

    How to make a Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake:

    In a large bowl, mix together eggs, oil, schnapps, amaretto, and vanilla with an electric mixer. Add the sugar and beat for one minute.....

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake eggs cookingwithcurls.com

    Add the flour, baking powder, salt, dry milk, and vanilla pudding mix.....

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake flour cookingwithcurls.com

    Yep, I dump it all in at once. Beat to combine. Chop the maraschino cherries into small pieces, and stir into the cake batter.....

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake cherries cookingwithcurls.com

    Pour batter into prepared bundt pan, 30 lined cupcakes, (2) 9"-round cake pans, or a 9 x 13 baking pan.....

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake fill cookingwithcurls.com

    Today, we want cupcakes!! 😉 Bake cupcakes for 18 - 20 minutes, Bundt cake for 45 - 50 minutes, 9 x 13 for 35 - 40, 9" pans for 30 - 35 minutes.....

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake bake cookingwithcurls.com

    Remove from oven and place on a wire cooling rack to cool. When completely cooled, frost cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and decorate as desired.....

    a cherry chip cupcake with a cherry on top sitting on a red, weathered wood board

    If you would like to make cherry flavored frosting without the alcohol, just substitute cherry flavoring for the vanilla in the recipe, and leave out the butter flavoring. I make my buttercream with 1 teaspoon of Amaretto and 2 Tablespoons of cherry schnapps.....who needs to thin with water?

    a cherry chip cupcake topped with pink frosting and a cherry with a big bite out of the front, sitting on a pink napkin with more cupcakes in the background

    If you would prefer a bundt cake with glaze, it will look more like this.....

    a pink bundt cake with a flower pattern covered in pink glaze and sitting on a large white plate

    More delicious cherry recipes:

    • Cherry Sweet Rolls
    • Amazing Cherry Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
    • Delicious Cherry Chipotle Barbecue Ribs
    • Cherry Bourbon Barbecue Pork Pizza
    • Cherry Moscow Mule
    • Chocolate Chunk Cherry Cookies

    Enjoy!!

    three cupcakes with pale pink frosting topped with a single cherry lined up on a red, weathered wood board

    Cherry Chip Cocktail Cake

    These Cherry Chip Cocktail Cakes are light and fluffy on the inside and topped with an amazing Cherry Buttercream Frosting.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cherry, cake, cupcake, recipe, schnapps, glaze, frosting
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 55 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 16 Servings
    Calories: 341kcal
    Author: Lisa Johnson

    Ingredients

    For the Cake

    • 4 large eggs room temperature
    • ½ cup canola oil
    • 1 ¼ cups super fine baking sugar
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 cup cherry schnapps
    • ¼ cup amaretto
    • 2 ¼ cups cake flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
    • ⅓ cup non-fat dry milk powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 3.4 ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
    • 20 maraschino cherries finely chopped
    • pink food gel coloring optional

    For the Glaze

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 2 Tablespoons Amaretto
    • 2 - 3 Tablespoons cherry schnapps
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    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, mix together eggs, oil, schnapps, amaretto, and vanilla with an electric mixer.
    • Add the sugar and beat for one minute.
    • Add the flour, baking powder, salt, dry milk, and vanilla pudding mix. Beat to combine.
    • Chop the maraschino cherries into small pieces.
    • Stir the cherries into the cake batter.
    • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan, 30 lined cupcakes, 2) 9"-round cake pans, or a 9 x 13 pan.
    • Bake cupcakes for 18 - 20 minutes, Bundt cake for 45 - 50 minutes, 9 x 13 for 35 - 40, 9" for 30 - 35 minutes.
    • Remove from oven and place on a wire cooling rack to cool.
    • When completely cooled, frost cupcakes with buttercream frosting and decorate as desired.

    To glaze:

    • Whisk powdered sugar together with Amaretto and cherry schnapps in a small bowl. Add additional liquid if glaze is too thick.
    • Let cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then move to a wire cooling rack.
    • Place rack over a large plate and spoon glaze over the warm cake.
    • When the glaze is gone, move the rack to a second large plate and spoon that glaze over the cake.
    • Continue going back and forth until all of the glaze has been used.
    • Let cake cool completely before serving.

    Notes

    • I have only baked the cupcakes and the bundt cake, the other times are approximate (guesses).
    • For Cherry Buttercream Frosting, use my Buttercream Frosting recipe but substitute 1 teaspoon amaretto and 2 Tablespoons cherry schnapps for all other flavorings. (do not add the butter, almond, or vanilla flavorings )
    • I used Dr. McGillicuddy's Cherry Schnapps®

    Nutrition

    Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 160mg | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    1. Paula says

      June 15, 2013 at 7:48 am

      Do you like baking more than cooking? I SO do! You do a wonderful job w/ your cakes! Pinned.

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    2. Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says

      February 04, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      What a great surprise!! I love the vibrant blue color. And of course these cupcakes. Cherry Schnapps and amaretto!! So good.

      Reply
    3. Joanne T Ferguson says

      February 08, 2014 at 11:18 pm

      G'day! love your step by step Lisa! YUM!
      Thanks for sharing!
      Viewed as part of the Foodie Friends Friday Valentine's Day Party!
      Cheers! Joanne

      Reply
      • Lisa Johnson says

        February 15, 2014 at 12:40 am

        Thank you Joanne! 🙂

        Reply
    4. kim says

      December 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm

      Im trying to make these, they sound amazing! It says to add the sugar but there is no amount of sugar listed in the ingredient list!!

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      • Lisa Johnson says

        December 12, 2014 at 6:15 pm

        Ooops, I am so sorry about that Kim! The amount is 1 1/4 cups of super fine baking sugar. I have updated the recipe with the sugar added. Thank you so much for letting me know! 🙂

        Reply

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