Make Your Heart Melt Red Velvet Cupcakes W/ Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

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Make Your Heart Melt Red Velvet Cupcakes W/ Cream Cheese Icing
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Directions:

  1. Cake DIrections:.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12 cup muffin pans or line with 20 paper baking cups.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, red food coloring and vanilla. Stir in the baking soda and vinegar. Combine the flour, cocoa powder and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter and frost with desired frosting.
  5. Icing Directions:.
  6. Cream the butter on medium speed until the butter turns whitish and glossy, about 3-5 minutes.
  7. Add 1 cup of icing sugar and mix with the butter on medium speed until its all mixed well and glossy again.
  8. Add the cream cheese, continue mixing with the electric mixer until everything is well mixed.
  9. Start adding the rest of the icing sugar, one cup at a time to the mixture, and continue mixing on medium speed.
  10. When all the sugar is mixed well, add the vanilla extract.
  11. **The final product should be firm and fluffy, you should be able to see the track marks from the mixer hold their shape in the icing**.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 735.83 Kcal (3081 kJ)
Calories from fat 297.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.08g 51%
Cholesterol 111.78mg 37%
Sodium 732.99mg 31%
Potassium 264.8mg 6%
Total Carbs 98.49g 33%
Sugars 36.74g 147%
Dietary Fiber 2.92g 12%
Protein 12.63g 25%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 109.1mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 364.27 Kcal (1525 kJ)
Calories from fat 147.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.38g 51%
Cholesterol 55.34mg 37%
Sodium 362.87mg 31%
Potassium 131.09mg 6%
Total Carbs 48.76g 33%
Sugars 18.19g 147%
Dietary Fiber 1.44g 12%
Protein 6.25g 25%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 1.8mg 21%
Calcium 54mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.9
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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