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cranberry red velvet cupcakes

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Recipe by
Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
@2sweetinc
Buffalo, NY

A recipe I had tucked away from 2009. An easy semi-homemade recipe. Great to serve as dessert on thanksgiving, use up that leftover jellied cranberry sauce.

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yield 18 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For cranberry red velvet cupcakes

  • 1 box
    red velvet cake mix 18.25oz
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1/3 c
    oil
  • 1/2 c
    jellied cranberry sauce
  • 1/2 tsp
    grated orange zest
  • FROSTING
  • 3/4 c
    butter room temp
  • 4 oz
    room temp cream cheese
  • 3 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 c
    sour cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make cranberry red velvet cupcakes

  • 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 ;)
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