Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting

Name: Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 340 grams cream cheese (from two 8-oz packages), softened; 3 eggs; 1 box Betty German chocolate cake mix; 1 Tbsp milk; 2 liters powdered sugar; 28 grams bottle red food color (about 2 tablespoons); 24 servings Betty colored sugar, if desired; 2 Tbsps unsweetened baking cocoa; 1 Tbsp vanilla; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 411 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, food color, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs, cocoa and food color on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).

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Food Color

Cake Mix

Cocoa Powder

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

Bake and cool completely as directed on box for cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Beat in 1 tablespoon of the milk.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is piping consistency.

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Frosting

Milk

Fit round tip (opening about 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter) in decorating bag. Spoon about 1 1/4 cups frosting into bag. Insert tip in center of 1 cupcake, about halfway down. Gently squeeze decorating bag, pulling upwards until cupcake swells slightly and filling comes to the top. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Fit round tip (opening about 1/2 inch in diameter) into decorating bag. Spoon remaining frosting into bag; generously pipe frosting in circular motion on top of each cupcake, leaving 1/4-inch border around edge. Top with colored sugar. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

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Decorating Sugar