Just like the cake but in cupcake form. Just as good, yet smaller and healthier portions than a whole piece. Just be sure to eat it upside-down.
Original recipe makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (12.5 ounce) can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained and juice reserved
1 cup brown sugar, or as needed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted cherries, drained
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PREP
15 mins
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COOK
15 mins
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READY IN
30 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together with an electric mixer in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, increase speed to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes. Pour reserved pineapple juice into cake mix and beat until combined.
- Sprinkle brown sugar evenly in each muffin cup. Drizzle butter evenly over brown sugar. Place pineapple tidbits and 1 cherry atop the brown sugar mixture. Pour cake batter over pineapple tidbits.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 430 kcal
Carbohydrates: 56.2 g
Cholesterol: 74 mg
Fat: 22.2 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 3.7 g
Sodium: 316 mg