Lighter Red Velvet Cupcakes: Taste Without the Guilt! 🧁❤️
📌 Highlight the Benefits 🍴💪: This recipe offers a delicious treat with added antioxidants from dark chocolate chips. 🍫
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Indulge in these delectable red velvet cupcakes with a delightful chocolate chip surprise inside. No need for red food dye in this perfectly sweet treat!
Ingredients for 4 people 📌:
🍰 german chocolate cake mix
🍮 vanilla instant pudding mix
🥛 sour cream
💧 water
🌿 vegetable oil
❤️ red food coloring
🥚 eggs
🍫 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Steps 🔥:
🍫 – Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F.
🍫 – Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
🍫 – Set the pans aside.
🍫 – In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, food coloring, and eggs.
🍫 – Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds.
🍫 – Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
🍫 – Increase mixer speed to medium and beat for two minutes, scraping down the sides if needed.
🍫 – The batter should look thick and well combined.
🍫 – Fold in the chocolate chips.
🍫 – Spoon batter into each lined cupcake cup, filling three quarters of the way full.
🍫 – Place the pans in the oven and bake until they spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes.
🍫 – Remove pans from the oven and cool on wire racks for 5 minutes.
🍫 – Remove cupcakes from the pans and cool on wire racks for 15 minutes before frosting.
🍫 – Prepare the white chocolate peppermint cream cheese frosting.
🍫 – Place a heaping tablespoon of frosting on each cupcake and swirl to spread.
🍫 – Ensure tops are completely covered.
🍫 – Refrigerate the cupcakes until the frosting sets, about 20 minutes.
🍫 – The cupcakes are now ready to serve.
Total Time: 35
Enjoy!
Kitchen Must-Haves: 📦🥄🧄
1. Electric Mixer 🧁
– Brand: KitchenAid
– Essential for blending the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, food coloring, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl.
2. Rubber Spatula 🍰
– Brand: OXO Good Grips
– Needed for scraping down the sides of the mixing bowl to ensure all ingredients are well combined.
3. Wire Cooling Racks 🌡️
– Brand: Wilton
– Used to cool the cupcakes after baking and to allow air circulation for even cooling.
4. Cupcake Liners 🧁
– Brand: Reynolds
– Line 24 cupcake cups with these paper liners before filling them with the batter.
5. Short Metal Spatula 🍴
Chef’s FAQs: 👩🍳❓🍷
1. What gives the Lighter Red Velvet Cupcakes their rich chocolate flavor?
– The German chocolate cake mix and miniature semisweet chocolate chips contribute to the delicious chocolate taste.
2. How do the cupcakes achieve a moist and tender texture?
– The combination of sour cream and vanilla instant pudding mix helps keep the cupcakes moist and tender.
3. What ingredient provides the vibrant red color in these cupcakes?
– The red food coloring is responsible for giving the cupcakes their classic red velvet hue.
