Description
Decadent red velvet cupcakes with a carved-out ‘bite’ filled with vivid raspberry jam and topped with creamy frosting. A visually stunning treat for Halloween.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp red food coloring
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 tbsp softened butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a cupcake tin with liners.
- Cream butter and sugar together, then beat in eggs and red food coloring.
- Stir in buttermilk and vinegar until smooth.
- Sift in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; fold gently until combined.
- Fill liners halfway and bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes completely on a wire rack.
- Whip cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Carve a semi-circle 'bite' out of the side of each cooled cupcake.
- Frost the tops of the cupcakes with a smooth layer of frosting.
- Fill the carved-out section with raspberry jam, allowing some to drip down the sides.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American