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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frey23

posted:12/20/2010

I made this recipe for our Christmas Work party. Everybody loved them. I also changed the filling in some to a butter cream filling from another recipe because my husband does not like cream cheese & they went over great. He also liked them with the butter cream filling.

mikki611

posted:12/17/2010

These cupcakes are AWESOME! I have made them twice in a week for two different Christmas parties! Both times I have been asked for the recipe and told how delicous they are. They come out so pretty too! My friend at work told me that they are better than a local "cupcake shop"

spottymae

posted:12/16/2010

absolutely delicious...easy too. I have passed out the recipe to my friends. when you make these cupcakes, they won't stay around for too long...enjoy!

korr7

posted:12/15/2010

Moist and great frosting. However I thought the cupcake was too sweet. I will make the recipe again but without the chocolate pudding.

a cook

posted:12/14/2010

These cupcakes rival any "Cupcake Shop" and are so easy to make. We love the icing and using it as a filling "makes the cake"! Delicious!

violethenry08

posted:12/13/2010

This recipe is Great! The cupcake is Super moist & the frosting is silkey & delicious. I'll definitely make this a staple in my dessert options. My family loved them!

kristi61606

posted:12/12/2010

I chose to make this recipe specifically for the icing. My hubs is a sucker for cream cheese and has never had red velvet cake. I made a 2 layer cake instead of the cupcakes since it was for his bday. The icing is delish, though! I don't like it too sweet so I decided to use only 3c of sugar and that may have been a mistake. The icing is terribly thin and I have had a hard time getting it to stay on the sides of the cake! Much better suited for cupcake use. Very very good flavor though!

lklehman

posted:12/9/2010

This recipe is a keeper. I used 3 cups of sugar in the icing as many reviewers suggested, with perfect results. Sprinkle with colored sugars for the holidaysl

a cook

posted:12/9/2010

Moist and flavorful cupcake with delicious icing! I had a difficult time with the white chocolate curls, but white chocolate shavings taste just as good! Based on other reviews, I cut the powdered sugar down to 3 cups and it was plenty.

shannon120501

posted:12/8/2010

Very good. Awesome. Superb. I just frosted the top with a bunch of frosting and did not take the time to put it in the middle of the cakes. I also sprinkled a wee bit of chocolate cocoa on top for alittle color and did not do the white chocolate curls.