Ingredients
¾cupsugar
½cupmilk
½cupvegetable oil
1egg
1tspvanilla extract
2cupsall purpose flour
2tspbaking powder
16ozmaraschino cherriesjar, chopped, reserve juice for later use
2tbspcherry juicereserved
Cooking spray
12wholemaraschino cherries
1cuppowdered sugar
1tbspbuttermelted
1½tbspcherry juicereserved
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
Place the sugar, milk, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
Add the flour and baking powder, then stir until just combined.
Add the cherries and cherry juice to the bowl, then stir gently until well-mixed.
Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin tins.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are just browned. Cool the muffins completely before adding the glaze.
Whisk together the powdered sugar, butter and cherry juice until smooth. If you’d like a thinner glaze, add more cherry juice, 1 teaspoon at a time.
If you prefer a thicker glaze, add more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Spoon 2 teaspoons of glaze over each muffin then immediately top each muffin with a cherry. Let the glaze harden, then serve.
