Prepare your workspace: gather all the ingredients for the cupcakes and frosting in one place. If you are using frozen cherries, defrost them. 30 minutes before cooking, remove the butter from the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 200°C.
Separate the whites from the yolks. Set the yolks aside for now, and pour the whites into a large container and beat with a mixer or blender until fluffy and hard peaks form. Properly whipped protein has a white color and a stable structure - it does not spread.
Add sugar to the whites and mix well. A mixer will do the job faster, but you will still have to check the consistency by hand.
Add the yolks to the whipped whites and gently mix with a spatula from bottom to top. Set the bowl aside.
Pour milk into another deep plate and add butter. Beat with a mixer until smooth.
Pour vanilla and baking powder into a bowl with flour. Stir.
Return to the bowl with the beaten eggs and add a few drops of food coloring to it and stir. You should get a rich pink color.
Add milk and butter to the resulting mixture, then gradually add flour, stirring constantly.
When the mixture becomes homogeneous and the consistency resembles thick sour cream, add cherries to it and mix again.
Pour the batter into the cupcake liners about halfway through.
Place the cupcakes in the oven for 30-35 minutes at 200°C.
While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the cream. In a bowl, mix mascarpone cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar.
Add the cream and mix the cream thoroughly until smooth. It should be thick but soft.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool slightly. Then decorate them with cream and complete the composition with a cherry. Cupcakes are ready, enjoy your tea!
Cupcakes can be decorated with confectionery sprinkles or flowers made from fondant, marzipan and edible paper, or covered with chocolate - let your imagination run wild!