My friend Paulette confessed to me recently that she loves cupcakes. Tonight for our life group I decided to make my Red Velvet Cupcakes. They are as good as those from a fancy cupcake store but ridiculously easy to make.
1 Box Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix
1 package (3.9oz) Jello Chocolate instant pudding
1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 stick of butter, softened
1 16 oz package of powdered sugar
1 cup of cool whip
Prepare the cake mix according to directions. Stir pudding mix into the batter at the end. Spoon into paper lined muffin tins. Bake at 350 until done. 16 minutes worked in my oven.
Meanwhile, cream together the cream cheese and the butter. Add Powdered sugar a little at the time until you add the whole box. Stir until smooth and then fold in the 1 cup of cool whip. Let the cupcakes cool completely. Inject some of the icing into the center of each cupcake, then use the remaining icing to ice the cupcakes. You can shave white chocolate on top or sprinkle with pecan pieces.
