Description
A visually stunning red velvet cupcake topped with cream cheese frosting and marshmallow fangs to look like a vampire’s bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red gel food coloring
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 12 mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cupcake tin.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, vanilla, and red coloring.
- Stir in buttermilk and dry ingredients until just combined.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese and butter, then fold in powdered sugar.
- Frost each cupcake with a generous swirl.
- Cut marshmallows diagonally to create fangs and press into frosting.
- Drizzle strawberry jam around the fangs.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American