The following two Valentine projects were originally posted on my Seasonal Delight's site, in 2008. I recently had requests to share them again since the site crashed, so here they are!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons red food coloring
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake papers.
2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Mix well.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat butter, buttermilk and eggs until combined. Add the vinegar, vanilla and vinegar and mix well.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until smooth.
5. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
6. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until creamy.
2. Gradually stir in the powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy.
3. Using a knife, spread frosting over each cupcake.
4. Add valentine sprinkles of your choice.
Let me know if you try them!
19 comments:
Kelli, those look yummy! I haven't thought that far ahead yet. Thanks for posting. It is getting me in the mood for Valentine's fun. Carla
These look yummy! Can't wait to give them a try!
Yum! A childhood favorite of mine. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oooo...thanks for posting this! Will definitely have to give them a try!!
How cute they are for Valentines Day too! thanks...
Those look Great and Yummy, Too.
Mama Bear
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Oh, that looks absolutely yummy !! I must try that sometime !!!
YaY!!! I was so happy to see posts from you:) Loved all the pictures:)
Those cup cakes are adorable!..and those stuffed shells looked amazing.
Happy Friday Kelli!
Julieann
Hi Kelli
This is the first time I've tried Red Velvet cakes. I just made a batch of the cupcakes for Brianna to take to a 21st Birthday party. I have them on my blog with a link to your lovely site. Thanks for sharing the recipe, it was really easy and the frosting is soooo good!
Cheers - Joolz
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Hi Kelli!
Your cupcakes look delicious! It also looks like you had a wonderful Christmas. It is nice to see a post from you! Happy New Year!
God Bless,
Hillary
YUM!! I haven't had red velvet cake in years! Reminds me of the lady who used to baby sit me. She would make it all the time.
Blessings
Linda
Oh my, how scrumptious those cupcakes look. The pictures capture their amazing colors. Wow.
Oh Kelly, these look wonderful! I have been looking for a good RV recipe. I will try these and let you know how they came out!
Oh great to see you back. I am working on Valentines posts. I will link to you.
I enjoyed seeing your Christmas photo's and seeing Daisy in them!
Have a great year. I'll let you know as I pull together my Valentines posts.
Come by and see me.
Sherry
those look really yummy yummy
Yum! These look delisious! My husband's favorite cake is red velvet so I will probably give these a try for Valentine's Day! Thanks! :o)
Wow! This is so nice and pretty! I definitely love this one. I hope I can make something like this.
They look delicious! I'm sure they tasted that way too.
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