028: red velvet cupcakes

these are the most moist and fluffy cupcakes i've ever eaten in my life.  and i didn't even manage to get a picture of one!  but i used the finished product for my sunflower cupcakes.  prep time was about 10 minutes, and bake time was around 20.


equipment:
cupcake/muffin tins
cupcake/muffin liners
mixing bowl
spoon
measuring equipment


ingredients:
devil's food cake mix (and ingredients the box recipe calls for)
1 package dry pudding mix (i used vanilla)
2 t. vanilla
2 T. instant hot chocolate powder mix
red food coloring
chocolate cream cheese frosting


steps:
1.) preheat your oven according to the instructions on the box.

2.) make the devil's food cake mix according to the box instructions.  add pudding mix (vanilla actually emphasizes the flavor of chocolate, but you could easily use chocolate, too), vanilla, and hot chocolate mix to the batter.  mix until well blended.  add the red food coloring until the batter has a red-ish tint.

3.) fill your cupcake/muffin tins with cupcake/muffin liners, or grease your tins.  fill the tins about 2/3 full and bake according to the box instructions.

4.) let cool completely.  frost as desired, but chocolate cream cheese frosting was wonderful on them!


time: about half an hour
difficulty: 1 (1 being easiest, 5 being hardest)
rating: ♦♦♦♦♦ (5 out of 5 stars)

see how easy that was?  and they're so delicious!  enjoy :o)
-kl