sparkling cherry chip cupcakes - Sugar Booger Sweets

Ingredients

• ¾ cup maraschino cherries
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ⅔ cup buttermilk, room temperature
• ⅓ cup maraschino cherry syrup
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour, reserved
• 4 egg whites
• 6 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 sticks unsalted butter, softened but still cool, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 oz white chocolate, melted and cooled to room temperature
• 4 tbsp maraschino cherry syrup
• 10 oz jar maraschino cherries with stems
• BAKELL Edible Glitter in the color in Pink Rose