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Pink cherry frosting in a small bowl with 2 fresh berries on top.
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Simple and Quick 4-Ingredient Cherry Frosting

This Simple and Quick Cherry Frosting recipe can be made in only 5 minutes and is perfect to top over cherry cupcakes! Made with Maraschino cherry juice and a vanilla buttercream base, this will be your go to frosting all cherry season long!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 227 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar, 454 g
  • 1 tbsp maraschino cherry juice
  • ½ tsp milk

Equipment

Instructions
 

  • A paddle attachment with white frosting on it over a mixing bowl.
    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the 1 cup butter and 4 cups of powdered sugar and mix on low speed.Mix until creamy, about 2 minutes.
  • Pink cherry frosting in a small bowl with 2 fresh berries on top.
    Add in maraschino cherry juice and ½ tsp milk, and mix again until combined and super fluffy.
  • A cherry cupcake with cherry frosting on a white plate garnished with a fresh cherry.
    Frost on top of cherry cupcakes, or black forest brownies.

Notes

You can use cherry preserves instead of the maraschino cherry juice. Use 1/3 cup preserves with 1 tbsp of milk instead. 
Serving: 1portion, Calories: 293kcal, Carbohydrates: 40g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 41mg, Sodium: 3mg, Potassium: 6mg, Fiber: 0.04g, Sugar: 40g, Vitamin A: 474IU, Calcium: 6mg, Iron: 0.03mg
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