Redvelvetvalentineheartsminicupcakes Recipes

MINI RED VELVET CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• For crust: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine the cookie crumbs, butter, light brown sugar and salt in a mixing bowl until sandy. Lightly spray six 3-inch round mini-cheesecake molds with nonstick spray. Portion out 2 tablespoons of crumb crust into each mold and press flat (the lid of the nonstick spray works great here! Just wipe it clean).
• Bake for 8 minutes, then allow to cool while filling is prepared.
• For the custard: Place a cake pan filled with 1 inch of hot water in the lowest rack of the oven. Whip the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth, for 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar, buttermilk powder, vanilla and salt, and blend on low speed for 1 minute. Use a spatula to scrape the bowl and paddle thoroughly. Blend until completely smooth for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk the eggs and egg yolks in a bowl until smooth. Add the eggs to the cream cheese in three additions, allowing each addition to combine before adding the next. Give the bowl and paddle another scrape.
• Warm the cream in the microwave until steaming, about 1 minute. Whisk in the cocoa and red food coloring until smooth. With the mixer on low, add the chocolate and cream mixture and blend just until combined. Divide the custard evenly among the 12 molds, filling each to about 1/4-inch from the top.
• Place the cheesecakes on the center oven rack and turn oven down to 300 degrees F. Bake until puffed and slightly wobbly, with an internal temperature of about 160 degrees F, 42 to 48 minutes. Turn off heat and cool in oven for 25 minutes (the cheesecakes will sink slightly upon cooling).
• For the cream cheese whip: Whip cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a stand mixer until smooth and light, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cream and vanilla and mix on low until smooth. Scrape bowl and whip on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. Top each cheesecake with a large dollop and sprinkle with chocolate curls.

CLASSIC RED VELVET HEART CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine milk and food coloring; set aside. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture. Mix well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares or mark top of cake with a 3-in. heart-shaped cardboard template or cookie cutter and cut with a knife. Frost with vanilla frosting. Sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired.

RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat. Spoon batter into 30 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Frost with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese, softened, butter, sour cream and McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.

MINI RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/176C degrees. Grease and flour a mini muffin/cupcake pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl using a stand-up mixer or hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on high speed until fluffy and creamy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until mixture is pale yellow in color. Add vanilla extract, red food coloring, and cocoa to mixture and mix until well incorporated. Set aside.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the milk, yogurt, and cider vinegar. Set aside.
• Add the milk/yogurt mixture and the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating between the two and mixing well after each addition.
• In a separate medium bowl, sift together flour and baking soda.
• Fill mini muffin cups 3/4 from the top and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes in the pan, then remove and let cool completely on wire rack.

RED VELVET MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 48 mini muffin cups (2 large tins or 4 small) with paper liners.
• Whisk together the flour, cocoa and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a medium bowl. Beat together the oil and granulated sugar on medium-high speed with a hand mixer in a large bowl until well combined. Add the egg and beat until well blended. Beat in the food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla.
• On low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk in thirds, beginning and ending with the flour, beating well after each addition. Whisk together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl, and then beat into the batter until fully incorporated.
• Using a small ice cream scoop sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, evenly divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Sift the confectioners' sugar over the mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread or pipe the frosting over the cooled cupcakes.

RED VELVET VALENTINE HEARTS (MINI-CUPCAKES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare mini cupcake tins or heart-shaped tins with paper liners or spritz with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl whisk together all dry ingredients (excluding sugar!).
• In another large bowl mix together buttermilk or soured milk with vinegar and 1 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
• With an electric mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time until well incorporated.
• Slowly add half of dry mixture, followed by half of buttermilk mixture to creamed sugar mixture.
• Beat until just combined.
• Repeat until all of flour and buttermilk mixtures have been incorporated.
• Add 1/2 oz. of red food coloring, or more to your liking and mix well with mixer.
• Do not overbeat.
• In a small bowl, whisk or beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into cake batter.
• Fill each muffin tin 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. WATCH CAREFULLY! You do not want these little cuties to burn!
• For Icing:.
• Combine powdered sugar, softened cream cheese, and 1 teaspoons vanilla extract and mix until creamy. Spread on cooled cupcakes and enjoy!