Red Velvet Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - Averie Cooks
"I usually only make a red velvet dessert about once a year, usually for Christmas or Valentine’s Day, but this cake reminded me that I need to do it more often. It’s fast, easy, and it’s a poke cake so it’s automatically super soft and moist which is the only way I want my cake. Poke cakes …..."
INGREDIENTS
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one 16.25-ounce box red velvet cake mix (I used Duncan Hines but you can probably double this cupcake recipe although I haven’t tested it)
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one 14-ounce can sweetend condensed milk
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one-and-a-half to two 14-ounce tubs whipped cream cheese frosting OR make scratch frosting using the ingredients below
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8 ounces brick-style cream cheese, softened (lite okay)
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1/4 cup (half of 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
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about 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
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3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (I prefer mini but regular size may be substituted)
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