So, my boys love to drink Shirley Temples. After all, real men wear pink you know! So these cupcakes were created for my little men! 2 ingredients is all you need!!! A box of cake mix and some cherry flavored soda. No eggs, no water, no oil. Can’t get easier than this really! I hope you try out these shirley temple cupcakes and enjoy them!!!
You’ll Need:
Shirley Temple Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix (vanilla or strawberry for more PINK)
- 12 ounces cherry soda (cherry 7-up or cherry mountain dew)
Frosting
- 12 T. butter, soft
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 6 chopped maraschino cherries
- a few Tablespoons of maraschino cherry juice
- more cherries for topping
Instructions
- beat cake mix and soda 2 mins until smooth.
- Divide into 24 liners and bake at 350 15-18 mins.
- Let cool
Frosting
- Beat butter and sugar smooth.
- Add sour cream and maraschino cherry juice until pink!
- Add chopped cherries.
- Pipe onto cupcakes and top each with a cherry.
Frosting recipe adapted from Chef in Training
Marianne says
This is so cute! I remember being a little girl and getting Shirley Temples at wedding to be like the adults. Thank you so much for your instructions! I
Mari says
Do you still have to mix the cake mix with water, eggs and oil?
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
nope, just soda!
Maureen says
What is the frosting?
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
The recipe is posted-it is really gooood!
Christine Thomas says
They look great, smell great and taste great…HOWEVER. The recipe isn’t great. I would stick with the eggs and oil and omit the soda. Use Cherry Chip cake mix instead of strawberry. These cupcakes STICK horriably to the cupcake wrappers because of the lack of oil. By the time you get the wrappers off there isn’t much cupcake left.
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
Oh I am sorry yours stuck-I didn’t have that issue but it could def be the difference between the wrapper brands. I like to use the sturdy foil lined ones.
Elizabeth says
Mine did the same. Super sticky.