Red Velvet Cream-Filled Cupcakes

By mamacasma

Gale Gand, a nationally acclaimed pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and television personality, likes to fill and frost cupcakes so that you get delicious frosting with every bite.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 bottle (1 ounce) McCormick® Red Food Color
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• Red Colored Sugar
• Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 30

Preparation

Step 1

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes