Petite Cherry Cheese Cupcakes

Vanilla wafers are put in small muffin tins, filled with cheese filling, baked and topped with cherry pie filling.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 24 cakes

Ingredients

• 16  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 24  vanilla wafers
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Directions

1. Beat first 5 ingredients until light and fluffy. Line small muffin tins with paper baking cups and place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each. Fill cups 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture. Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes until set. Top each with 1 Tablespoon cherry pie filling. Chill. Yield: 24 cakes.
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