Cranberry Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipes

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.

CRANBERRY VELVET FREEZE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, pineapple, marshmallows, cherries and lemon juice. Fold in whipped cream. , Spoon into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after adding each egg. Beat in vanilla.
• In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Slowly add in 1/3 of the dry mixture. Then add in 1/3 of the milk. Repeat alternating until all ingredients have been added.
• Fold in dried cranberries and orange zest. Mix just until combined.
• Fill cupcake liners 2/3 of the way full (about 1/4 cup of mixture). Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile make frosting by beating together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in 2 tablespoons milk until a stiff spreadable mixture forms. If too stiff, add remaining milk. Beat in food coloring and continue mixing just until frosting turns pink.
• Place frosting in a piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes. Sprinkle orange zest over the top. Serve.

CRANBERRY RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Combine cake mix and ingredients for cake mix on low speed with hand mixer for 30 seconds, turn up to med-high and beat for 2min until smooth and fluffy. Divide batter in cupcake liners, and bake in pre heated 350 oven for 18-22min or until toothpick comes clean. Cool in pan for 10min. Transfer to cooling rack and let cool completely (about an hour)
• 2. FROSTING On medium speed beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy for 2min. On low gradually beat in confectioners sugar, sugar, then sour cream and vanilla until combined. On med-high beat 2min till light and fluffy. Pipe or spread frosting on each cupcake. Decorate as desired.
• 3. Cute decorated with sugared cranberries ;)