Quick & Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes

December 10, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

Ingredients:

For Cupcake mix:

  • 1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Red Velvet Cake Mix (Got this on sale for $1.25)


  • 3 eggs


  • 1/3 cup of Vegetable oil


  • 1/4 cup of water

    • For Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened


  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened


  • 3 cups of confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)


  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract


  • Fresh coconut, shaved and toasted for garnish (optional) Toast on 350 for 7-10 minutes until crispy


  • Piping bag for decorating the cupcakes



    • Directions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line with paper baking cups.

    2. Prepare batter according to package directions.

    3. Spoon batter into lined muffin cups, about 1/2 full.

    4. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar vanilla and egg; mix until smooth.

    5. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on a towel.
    6. For frosting: in a large bowl beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
    7. Spread cupcakes with frosting using a spatula or use a piping bag to make them look beautiful.

    8. Toast coconut and sprinkle on each cupcake.

    One day I will attempt my own red velvet from scratch, just ran short on time and didn’t want to buy cupcakes made by the supermarket. I love how my cream cheese frosting tastes.

    http://duncanhines.com/recipes/cupcakes/dh/creamy-red-velvet-cupcakes

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