CHERRY-ALMOND VANILLA CUPCAKES from Better Homes and Gardens

These come from Better Homes and Gardens. I made half the recipe and it made six mini loaves, each cavity using about 1/3 c. batter, so about 2 c. of batter total. I left out the two tablespoons of maraschino cherry juice and used in its place 1/4 c. of chopped maraschino cherries, which was about half of a 10 oz. jar. This is a white cake that has cherry juice/cherries added. Not sure why the word vanilla's in the recipe's name because this has the typical amount of it in the cake.

I give these 5 stars. These are just as moist the next day as they were the day I made them. 

I made neon apple green frosting for them using my own recipe, not the one provided for the recipe. I used 1/4 t. liquid neon green (25 drops) and 2 drop of neon blue food coloring mixed together in a bowl, but I only used about half of it in the frosting, and the color's not showing up right.