Life's Been Pinteresting: Spumoni Cupcakes

It sure has been a little bit since I've posted anything. We were moving, and I'm still not totally ready to use my spare time crafting/baking in the new house since I'd like everyone else to get super comforable and settled and rooms decorated before I organize and decorate my new crafting room! Anyhoo - on to the most recent recipe I made off Pinterest...

I pinned this recipe a WHILE ago (almost 6 months), knowing that I would be making them for a very good friend's birthday. He loves spumoni ice cream, so I figured these would be a hit. They're pretty easy, and the reviews were amazing.

So, here's the ingredient list & recipe:

INGREDIENTS

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

3/4 of box (4-serving size) pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix

1/4 cup cherry juice (from jar of maraschino cherries)

1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped chocolate frosting

18 whole maraschino cherries with stems

RECIPE

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups.
Make cake mix as directed on box; divide batter evenly into 2 bowls. Add 3/4 box pudding mix to 1 of the bowls; mix well. To other bowl, add cherry juice; mix well.

Divide pistachio batter evenly among muffins cups. Divide cherry batter evenly over pistachio batter in muffin cups.
Bake cupcakes and cool completely as directed on box.

Frost cupcakes with frosting. Top each with cherry.

The only things I changed were: I didn't use Betty Crocker cake mix since I figured the cheapest cake mix would be fine and easier on my wallet. I used a little more pudding mix and cherry juice than what was called for, AND I couldn't find cherries with stems! So, unfortunately, they weren't fancy cherry toppers.

I didn't take many picture this time since I was doing five million other things in preparation for my daughter's birthday, which is the same day as my friend's, but you get the idea. I don't really have much to add either. I don't love pistachio, so I didn't taste them this time, but I might actually try one next time I make them because of the raving reviews. These were so easy that I'll be making them again real soon.