Cherry Cupcakes

Ingredients

 * 18 3/4 	oz  	box of chocolate cake mix
 * 3 	x 	eggs
 * 1 1/3 	cup 	water
 * 1/2 	cup 	vegetable oil
 * 21 	oz 	can of cherry pie filling and topping
 * 16 	oz 	can of vanilla frosting

Directions

 * 1) Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding eggs, water and oil. 
 * 2) Pour batter into 24 paper-lined muffin-pan cups, filling two-thirds full.
 * 3) Remove 24 cherries from cherry filling; set aside. 
 * 4) Spoon a generous teaspoon of remaining cherry filling onto the center of each cupcake.
 * 5) Bake at in a preheated 350-degree oven 20 to 25 minutes. 
 * 6) Cools in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. 
 * 7) Remove from pan. Let cool completely. 
 * 8) Frost each cupcake with vanilla frosting. 
 * 9) Garnish each cupcake with reserved cherries.