So I decided to make a batch of Valentine's Day cupcakes after I pulled this recipe out of a magazine. The cream cheese frosting is ridiculous and they have a hershey kiss in the middle. If you can, make these and serve right after they cool - the hershey kiss will be melted and amazing. Otherwise, they need to be refrigerated once frosted and the kiss will harden back up. Still yummy, but right out of the oven they're to die for. (And calm down people, I have pics)
Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Hershey Kiss Center (Makes about 30)
24 Hershey Kisses
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp liquid red food coloring
2 tsp white vinegar
2 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
Frosting
2 8 oz bricks of cream cheese, softened
1 stick buuter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Red sprinkles for garnish
1. Heat over to 350' F. Line cupcake pans with FOIL liners (kisses too heavy for paper). Put a candy in center of each liner.
2. In a large bowl with mixer at med-high speed, beat butter, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and vanilla 2 minutes until creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time until blended. Stir buttermilk, food color, and vinegar in a 2-cup measuring cup until well-blended. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Spoon 1/4 cup batter over candy in each cup, keeeping candy in the center. Bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack. Cool completely.
3. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. On low speed, add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Increase speed to high and beat until smooth and fluffy.
4. Frost cupcakes and top with sprinkles. Refrigerate until serving.
24 Hershey Kisses
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp liquid red food coloring
2 tsp white vinegar
2 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
Frosting
2 8 oz bricks of cream cheese, softened
1 stick buuter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Red sprinkles for garnish
1. Heat over to 350' F. Line cupcake pans with FOIL liners (kisses too heavy for paper). Put a candy in center of each liner.
2. In a large bowl with mixer at med-high speed, beat butter, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and vanilla 2 minutes until creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time until blended. Stir buttermilk, food color, and vinegar in a 2-cup measuring cup until well-blended. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Spoon 1/4 cup batter over candy in each cup, keeeping candy in the center. Bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack. Cool completely.
3. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. On low speed, add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Increase speed to high and beat until smooth and fluffy.
4. Frost cupcakes and top with sprinkles. Refrigerate until serving.
3 comments:
There are probably things which are better than these. But off the top of my head, I couldn't name them. Friends, family, religion... these are all things which stand in the way of eating cupcakes.
Had one. Hershey kiss was melted. It kicked ass. Ok maybe I had two.
Isn't claiming religion to be better/of greater importance than cupcakes some form of blasphemy? And if it isn't then it should be
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