Name: Cherry Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Amish Friendship Bread Starter (see footnote for recipe link) - 1 cup; Eggs - 3; Vegetable oil - 1 cup; Milk - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 ½ teaspoons; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Cherry Jell-O® - 1 (3 ounce) package; Vegetable shortening - ½ cup; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 4 cups; Milk - 2 tablespoons; White chocolate chips, or as needed (Optional) - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Cherry Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

1. Amish Friendship Bread Starter (see footnote for recipe link) 1 cup

2. Eggs 3

3. Vegetable oil 1 cup

4. Milk ½ cup

5. White sugar 1 cup

6. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

7. Baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons

8. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

9. Salt ½ teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour 2 cups

11. Cherry Jell-O® 1 (3 ounce) package

12. Vegetable shortening ½ cup

13. Butter, softened ½ cup

14. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

15. Sifted confectioners' sugar 4 cups

16. Milk 2 tablespoons

17. White chocolate chips, or as needed (Optional) ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.

2 . Stage

In a mixing bowl, stir together the Amish friendship bread starter, eggs, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup milk, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until thoroughly combined. Mix in the flour and cherry gelatin powder. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups.

3 . Stage

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.

4 . Stage

In a large bowl, beat the vegetable shortening with butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, and add the vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, stopping often to scrape down the sides of the bowl; mix in the milk, and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy. Spread on cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle each cupcake with a few white chocolate chips, if desired.