Cherry Glaze

We don't usually use cake mixes, but I was planning to make

these cupcakes for Ruby's party later in the week,

so I picked up a Private Selection Vanilla Bean mix at Smith's.

I like that line (no trans fat, fast, easy, and pretty good),

and this time I tried the glaze recipe on the package,

only with cherry instead of lemon flavoring.

It reminds me of the cherry glaze at Daylight Donuts.

Cherry Glaze

1/3 cup butter

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp artificial cherry extract

2 -4 TBSP water

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Remove from heat.

2. Stir in powdered sugar and cherry extract.

3. Stir in hot water, 1 TBSP at a time until smooth and consistency of thick syrup.

I made ours purple for Ruby.