Red Velvet Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
One of the most popular cupcakes is Red Velvet! THEY ARE A FANTASTIC MINI VERSION OF EVERYONES ALL TIME FAVORITE CAKE! I WANTED THESE TO BE A BIT DIFFERENT SO I CHANGED THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING A BIT! I ADDED SOME COCOA TO THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING SO ITS CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE! LET ME TELL YOU… IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE… ITS SO GOOD! FINISH THEM OFF WITH SOME HOT FUDGE SAUCE! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tbsp. cocoa powder 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup butter, soft, plus 4 tbsp. 1/4 cup room temp shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg white 1 tsp. vanilla 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract 1 cup milk 1 tbsp. Red gel food color Frosting Ingredients: 1 C soft unsalted butter 3 + C powder sugar 1 cup of cocoa 1/2 cup of cream cheese, softened 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream Caramel topping Hot Fudge topping Chocolate Pecan turtle candy Instructions Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line your muffin tin with cupcake paper liners. Sift your flour, cocoa, baking soda, in a small mixing bowl, set to t...