Red Velvet Cupcakes

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We heart cupcakes. Any kind. But moist red velvet topped with cream cheese frosting makes the experience truly special.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) red velvet cake mix

pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups)

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate, shaved into curls

Make It

step 1

PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, blending dry pudding mix into batter before spooning into prepared muffin cups. Cool.

step 2

BEAT cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar. Whisk in COOL WHIP. Spoon 1-1/2 cups into freezer-weight resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Cut 1 small corner off bottom of bag. Insert tip of bag into top of each cupcake to pipe about 1 Tbsp. frosting into center of cupcake.

step 3

FROST cupcakes with remaining frosting. Top with chocolate curls. Keep refrigerated.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

How to Easily Fill Cupcakes with Frosting

Poke hole in top of each cupcake with handle of wooden spoon before filling with frosting.

How to Make Chocolate Curls

Warm chocolate slightly by heating it in the microwave for a few seconds until you can just smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the chocolate steadily between your thumb and fingers of one hand and draw a vegetable peeler slowly over flat bottom of chocolate piece. Allow a thin layer of chocolate to curl as it is peeled off the bottom. This will make long delicate curls. To make short curls, use the same technique on the narrow sides of the chocolate piece. To arrange curls on a dessert, use a toothpick to lift them into place.

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cellchic

posted:12/19/2011

Amazing! Super easy and everyone just loved them.

a cook

posted:12/6/2011

There is no mention of what temperature to bake the cupcakes at? Is it 350 Degrees for 20-25 minutes?

nenethsc

posted:8/11/2011

very good muffin...love the icing :D

shineca

posted:7/19/2011

I usually make frosting without the cool whip and add a little vanilla extract instead. Either way, the cupcakes are amazing!

Ness25v01

posted:6/7/2011

I made these cupcakes for work and they were a HUGE hit!! One of my managers told me she had a red velvet cupcake from the bakery the day before but after she ate mine, she said it was better than the bakery! Super easy to make with every day ingredients... THANKS KRAFT!!

houk03

posted:5/13/2011

I couldn't find Red velvet cake mix but used Butter Pecan cake mix instead. These are the best cupcakes I have ever had. My family asks me to make them for every occasion.

walkerwyatt

posted:5/12/2011

The best cupcake recipe I have ever tried....and I bake alot! Everyone loved them! Can't wait to make them again.

hmbw7

posted:4/7/2011

awesome! Everyone loved. Took 2nd place in at a work contest for Valentine's day. I added sliced strawberries on top to look like a heart.

ddxxx

posted:3/30/2011

i cut the sugar amount in half and it tasted wayy beetter

fasil

posted:3/22/2011

Excellent recipe. I didn't change anything. I did have extra frosting and just double layered on top of cupcakes. I tinted the frosting pink and put a maraschino cherry on top instead of the chocolate curls. Both kids and adults enjoyed them!