Quick & Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients:

For Cupcake mix:

1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Red Velvet Cake Mix (Got this on sale for $1.25)

3 eggs

1/3 cup of Vegetable oil

1/4 cup of water

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/2 cup butter, softened

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

3 cups of confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)

1 tsp of vanilla extract

Fresh coconut, shaved and toasted for garnish (optional) Toast on 350 for 7-10 minutes until crispy

Piping bag for decorating the cupcakes

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line with paper baking cups.
2. Prepare batter according to package directions.
3. Spoon batter into lined muffin cups, about 1/2 full.
4. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar vanilla and egg; mix until smooth.
5. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on a towel.
5. For frosting: in a large bowl beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
5. Spread cupcakes with frosting using a spatula or use a piping bag to make them look beautiful.
6. Toast coconut and sprinkle on each cupcake.

One day I will attempt my own red velvet from scratch, just ran short on time and didn't want to buy cupcakes made by the supermarket. I love how my cream cheese frosting tastes.

http://duncanhines.com/recipes/cupcakes/dh/creamy-red-velvet-cupcakes