Festive Deep Red Velvet Christmas Cupcakes Recipe

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Festive Deep Red Velvet Christmas Cupcakes
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
379
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (18 1/4 oz) package yellow cake mix
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 (3/4 oz) bottle decorating paste red food coloring
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups confectioner's powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp decorating paste green food coloring

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a 12 count muffin pan and a 6 count muffin pan with silver foil liners, for a total of 18 large cupcakes.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, electrically beat cake mix, cocoa, eggs, oil, buttermilk and red decorating paste for about 4 minutes.
  4. Pour batter evenly between the cupcakes until about two-thirds full.
  5. Bake 19-24 minutes or until toothpick comes up clean from center.
  6. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
  7. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
  8. Microwave cream cheese and butter for around 15 seconds to bring to room temperature.
  9. Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and the whipping cream for about 3 minutes until fluffy.
  10. Add confectioner’s sugar and beat until desired consistency is reached.
  11. Frost 9 of the 18 cupcakes with 1/2 of this white frosting.
  12. Sprinkle white frosted cupcakes with red sanding sugar.
  13. In the remaining 1/2 frosting, add green decorating paste and beat until blended.
  14. Frost the remaining 9 cupcakes with this green frosting.
  15. Sprinkle green frosted cupcakes with white sanding sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 379.38 Kcal (1588 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.53g 25%
Cholesterol 80.86mg 27%
Sodium 57mg 2%
Potassium 51.31mg 1%
Total Carbs 57.02g 19%
Sugars 53.37g 213%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 3%
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 34.4mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 354 Kcal (1482 kJ)
Calories from fat 138.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.43g 25%
Cholesterol 75.45mg 27%
Sodium 53.18mg 2%
Potassium 47.88mg 1%
Total Carbs 53.21g 19%
Sugars 49.8g 213%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 3%
Protein 2.8g 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 32.1mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.8
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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