Very Cherry Cupcakes

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2/3 cup oil
• 1 cup cherry pie filling with about 1/4 set aside
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cherry pie filling The reserved, 1/4 c

1. Mix together by hand flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
2. Stir in oil and eggs. Mixture will be crumbly.
3. Using an electric mixer (or a blender works too), beat in cherry pie filling.
4. Pour into cupcake tins that have either been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or lined with cupcake liners.
5. Bake @ 350 degrees for about 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. This recipe can be made into a sheet cake (9 x 13 inch); just increase the baking time to 30 minutes.
7. For frosting:Cream butter and vanilla.
8. Gradually add powdered sugar (1 c at a time) until desired consistency.
9. Beat in cherry pie filling (this will make the frosting thinner again).
10. Beat in remaining powdered sugar 1/2 c at a time until desired consistency is again reached.

flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, eggs, oil, cherry pie filling, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, cherry pie filling

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Very-Cherry-Cupcakes-1676408 (may not work)