Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes And How To Get Fluffy Frosting

My sister is one of the greatest humans. Honestly. She has a servants heart. Kevin has been out of town in Abu Dhabi for two weeks, so I flew my sister and nephew out for a couple days to keep us company and help ME survive! She also does all of our hair so it’s a huge win when she comes out. Brittany makes dinner, loves on the kids and spends time with me. We watched A Star Is Born (bought it on Fandango) both of us loved it even though we wish it ended differently. Between all those things she also made cupcakes with my girls and Finn. She makes cupcakes every time she comes. We ask the kids “what do you want to do when Britt comes?” Thinking they will say things like, go to New York. But nope. They just want to make Britt’s famous cupcakes. Sharing her red velvet cupcake recipe and a free printable!

Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
People pay her to make cupcakes for their wedding and birthdays, because they are the best! If you have followed my blog for awhile you will remember her Lemon Poppyseed Cake that sooooo many of you duplicated. It is amazing. And also the Sugar Cookie Recipe is her recipe!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
The other night on Instagram I shared a video of these Red Velvet Cupcakes they had made. I got a lot of messages asking “how does she get her frosting so fluffy??” or will you PLEASE share the cupcake recipe?? So here you go! We made them a second time to share with you and then delivered them to friends, as an early Valentines gift! I think you are going to love this easy cupcake recipe for not only valentines but for all year!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
She beats her eggs in a separate bowl then mixes everything all at once! You can beat your eggs in my mixer FIRST then I add in the rest of ingredients (to save washing a bowl). Beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Fill each cupcake with 2 tablespoons of batter. This batter does not spread out like a normal batter. We use our medium cookie scoop HERE.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Bake cupcakes at 350 degrees for 16 minutes. Your oven cooking time could be different. Watch them closely, so you don’t over bake. We do the bounce test. Touch the tops of the cupcake and if they bounce back they are done! If you see your finger indent or a print then they need to bake a little longer.
Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes with Fluffy Frosting
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Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes with Fluffy Frosting

Course: DessertDifficulty: Easy
Servings

30

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

16

minutes

Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1 Box Red Velvet Cake Mix

  • 1 small box (3.9 oz) Instant Chocolate Pudding

  • 1 cup Sour Cream

  • 1/2 cup Milk

  • 1/2 cup Canola Oil (or vegetable)

  • 4 Eggs

  • 1 tsp Vanilla

  • 1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

  • Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 8 oz  Cream Cheese

  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter

  • 1 tsp Vanilla

  • 4-5 cups Powdered Sugar

  • 2 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream or Milk

Directions

  • Beat your eggs in a separate bowl
  • Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl
  • Mix ingredients for about 30 seconds
  • Scoop 2 tablespoons of batter into individual lined cupcake pan
  • Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes 
  • Let cool completely before frosting
  • Frosting Directions
  • Cream the cream cheese and butter for about 1 minute, until blended together. (Both should be room temperature)
  • Add the vanilla, milk and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Slowly mix in the rest of the powdered sugar and beat for like 5 minutes until it is looking more white than yellow .You might need a little more powdered sugar, to get desired consistency. (We like the frosting on the thicker side)
  • Frost Cupcakes!

Notes

  • You can switch out the red velvet cake mix for devils food cake
  • Make sure to refrigerate anything you frost with this frosting
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
This is what our frosting looks like. Sharing all her frosting tips below!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
The trick to getting your frosting to look so fluffy is the way you frost your cupcake! I used to just grab a knife and slather it on. But after watching how Brittany does it, I will NEVER go back to the boring basic knife. No fancy tools required. Just get out a gallon size ziplock bag and fill it with some frosting. Then cut one corner about 1/4″ across. (We now have piping bags on hand and our go-to star tip 1 M)
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Start on the outer edge of the cupcake and pipe the frosting in a circle until you come to a peak in the center.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Easy! 
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
We love the star and heart cookies (depending on the season) we find at Trader Joe’s. You could really top it anyway you want. Sprinkle some mini chocolate chips on top, or get fancy and pipe the cupcakes!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
See our piping tips here.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Make sure to refrigerate the cupcakes that don’t get eaten. Aren’t they just the prettiest cupcakes? And they taste even better!! Thanks Brittany for sharing your recipe with all of us and your awesome frosting tips!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Little Finn helping Brittany…he loves his backpack.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Print recipe below
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Cupcakes_ArtworkDownload
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
Use at Art! You can scaled the pdf before you print to the size you want!  I scaled it 55% and did a raw edge rip on card stock paper. 
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
We put a red velvet cake mix, instant pudding and mini chocolate chips inside the bowl with a cute set of Christmas cupcake liners with recipe. Such a fun gift!
Red Velvet Cupcakes with the Fluffiest Frosting!
We hope you love these cupcakes as much as we do! Enjoy!
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