Cherry Coke® Cupcakes

• 1 (15.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 can cherry-flavored cola (such as Cherry Coke(R))
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (12.5 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 12 maraschino cherries

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Mix cake mix and cherry-flavored cola together in a bowl until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until muffins spring back when lightly touched, 18 to 23 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Beat cream in a large bowl using an electric mixer until frothy; beat in confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the frosting will form sharp peaks; refrigerate.
5. Cut a well out of the top center of each cupcake and fill with 2 to 3 cherries from the cherry pie filling. Transfer frosting to a piping bag or a plastic bag with 1 corner cut off. Frost cupcakes and top each with a maraschino cherry.

chocolate cake, cherryflavored cola, heavy whipping cream, confectioners, cherry pie filling, maraschino cherries

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235279/cherry-coke-cupcakes/ (may not work)