Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting
Updated Jul 21, 2023
Creamy cream cheese frosting doubles as a surprise filling in rich, red velvet cupcakes.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ German Chocolate Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 bottle (1 oz) red food color (about 2 tablespoons)
Filling and Frosting
- 12 oz (from two 8-oz packages) cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- Betty Crocker™ Colored Sugar, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs, cocoa and food color with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full). Bake as directed on box for cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy.
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Step4Fit a decorating bag with 1/2-inch round piping tip. Spoon about 1 1/4 cups frosting into bag. Insert tip in center of 1 cupcake, about halfway down. Gently squeeze about 1 tablespoon frosting into cupcake, pulling upwards until cupcake swells slightly and filling comes to the top. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
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Step5Fit another decorating bag with a medium star tip. Spoon remaining frosting into bag; pipe decorative swirl on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
280
Calories
14g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
27g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 27g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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