2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups grenadine

in a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder & baking soda. set aside.

in another medium bowl, beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.

beat eggs, milk & grenadine into the butter/sugar mixture until blended.

fold in flour mixture.

fill cupcake liners all the way to the top.

bake at 350° for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE GLAZE

1/2 cup 10x sugar
2 tbs grenadine
1/4 tsp lemon extract
red food coloring (optional)
maraschino cherries (optional)

mix 10x sugar, grenadine & lemon extract.

optionally add red food coloring a few drops at a time until you love the color.

spread on cooled cupcakes.

optionally, just before serving, top cupcakes with maraschino cherries.

makes 12 cupcakes