These cupcakes are full of cherry flavor! Sprinkle a few white chocolate chips on the frosting and you will have the perfect Valentine’s treat for a classroom party.
The cherry Jell-O in this recipe dresses up these Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes with a bright, cheery color with a sugary, sweet crunch.
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The cherry Jell-O in this recipe dresses up these Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes Jell-O Cupcakes with a bright, cheery color with a sugary, sweet crunch.
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 1-2 boxes Cherry Jell-O Gelatin
- Buttercream Frosting
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Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
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In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
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Line cupcake tins with paper cups or grease wells and dust with sugar.
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Pour the batter evenly into cupcake wells.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
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Top cooled cupcakes with a fluffy mound of buttercream frosting.
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ENJOY!
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Hi Mom! So happy you found our cherry treats! The recipe should be written to include cherry Jell-o. We don’t think there’s such a thing as “instant” jello, so please use regular Jell-o or gelatin. Hope you enjoy it!
These are wonderful! I love them. I used my substitutes for the healthy way and it was great! Thank you!
I am so enjoying the recipes you share here & will be very busy trying them out on my co-workers. I have enjoyed the novel & hope many more take the time to read it.
Have read the book months ago-wonderful read. How can the recipe call for either 1 or 2 boxes of Jell-o?
OH MY GOODNESS!!! My husband and I made thee this weekend and I have to say they were a HUGE hit!!! I absolutely LOVED them! They have become my new favorites and we will definitely be making them again!
My husband and I are enjoying baking together and it has brought us closer. I can’t wait for our son to be old enough to help us too. But he sure loves it when Mommy & Daddy bake!!! 😉 Thanks agian to all who contribute these awesome recipes. I’ve never baked anything from scratch before, but have to say, I will NEVER use a boxed cake again! And, it’s so not as hard as I thought it would be!
Thanks for the great family memories we are making!!!
I made these with lemon jello instead of cherry because I’m not a big cherry fan. They were delicious and I plan to try other flavors as well.