Red Velvet Cake always remind me of Valentines Day and of course, cupcakes are easy to share!
(I found those cute little silicone tea cup holders at the local Wal-mart… they’ll look just as cute in regular cupcake liners though too.)
Yield: 24
Red Velvet Cupcakes...
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- Red Velvet Cupcakes:
- 2 1/2 C flour
- 1/2 C unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 C butter, softened
- 4 oz neufatchel cream cheese
- 2 C sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 C lowfat sour cream
- 1 bottle, 1 oz red food coloring
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8oz neufatchel cream cheese
- 4 Tbsp butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp lowfat sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 C powdered sugar
- desired sprinkles
Instructions
- Cup Cakes:
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, in a medium sized mixing bowl; mix well. In a large mixing bowl combine butter, cream cheese and sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time; beating well with each addition.
- Add sour cream, food coloring, vanilla; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients 1 C at a time; mixing well with each addition.
- Mix just until incorporated.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack.
- Cool completely.
- Frosting:
- In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese and butter; mix well.
- Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
- Add powdered sugar 1 C at a time; mixing until incorporated with each addition. Using a 1M Wilton Star tip and a large piping bag; begin piping at the outer edge and circle frosting into the center.
- Garnish with desired sprinkles.
While we are thinking of yummy Valentine’s Treats- here a couple more from my blog for you to enjoy…
Valentines (no bake) Cookie Pops
Chocolate Valentine Whoopie Pies
Bake up some Red Velvet Cupcakes this year and I hope you enjoy all of these fun Valentines Baking ideas 🙂
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Yay! It’s Friday… let the weekend begin!!
xoxo~ Ruthie
Jackie says
These loo great. And maybe I missed it, but how many cupcakes does this recipe normally yield?
Ruth says
Hi Jackie… This recipe is delicious and it yields 22-24 cupcakes. I hope you have a wonderful day 🙂 Stop by again soon xoxo~ Ruthie
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Winnie says
OMG – these are mouth watering photos!!
The cupcakes look GREAT
Ruth says
You’re so sweet Winnie… Thank You for the fun comment! Have a fabulous day 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
andi winslow says
Your cupcakes are very pretty. Wonderful idea for Valentines Day. I made red velvet a while ago and the recipe I followed used light brown sugar and I really liked but I am always drawn when I see red velvet and have not seen the recipe that I used. I have nothing to compare it with, have never made with regular white sugar. Guess I will have to try them both again. Very nice andi
Amanda says
Just made these and they came out absolutely wonderful! The frosting is perfect!
Ruth says
Yay!! I’m SO glad to hear they turned out well… that makes me happy! Thank you for the fun comment 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Candace says
Where did you get those adorable mugs for yor Red Velvet Cupcakes? Too cute!!
Ruth says
I just found them at the local Wal-mart… in the valentines section SO, maybe they’d be on sale now 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Cristina @ Just My Crazy Kitchen says
I just wanted to stop by and tell you that your pictures are beautiful and I love those silicone tea cups! Who doesn’t love red velvet on Valentine’s Day?
Ruth says
Thanks so much, Cristina! You’re so sweet… I’m so glad you stopped by and please come back again soon! xoxo~ Ruthie