© 2020 Discovery Networks International. All rights reserved.

Ingredients

  • Yields 12 cupcakes

  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour (we spoon flour into the dry measuring cup & level off)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar 

  • 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa powder 

  • 3/4 tsp baking soda 

  • 1/2 tsp fine salt 

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk 

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil 

  • 1/2 cup sour cream 

  • 1 tsp red food coloring (plus a drop for the filling)

  • 2 tsp cider vinegar 

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 

  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)

  • one 85 g semisweet chocolate bar 

  • 1 tsp coconut oil 

  • 1 cup raspberry jam 

     

  • cream cheese frosting:

    one 226 g package cream cheese (at room temperature)

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter (cubed, at room temperature)

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar 

     

  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

  •  a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip

  • a plastic straw

Red Velvet Vampire Cupcakes
Recipe Courtesy of
Asian Food Network

Red Velvet Vampire Cupcakes

No, these cupcakes don't need bandages. What looks like a gory encounter with the Count himself is just raspberry jam brightened with a drop of red food coloring. And if you dare sink your own teeth into them, you'll find that more raspberry jam and chocolate await in the center.
No Nuts
No Nuts
No Pork
No Pork
No Alcohol
No Alcohol
No Nuts
No Nuts
No Pork
No Pork
No Alcohol
No Alcohol
  • Easy
  • 35 min
  • 60 min
  • 20 min
  • 5 steps
  • 20 Ingredients
  • Easy
  • 5 steps
  • 20 Ingredients
  • 35 min
  • 60 min
  • 20 min

Instructions

  1. Bake cupcakes

    • For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 176°C. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
    • Sift the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Whisk together the buttermilk, oil, sour cream, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and egg in another large bowl. 
    • Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated. Divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out with a few moist crumbs, 16 to 18 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the tin and cool completely on a wire rack.  

  2. Melt chocolate and coat cupcakes

    • Microwave the chocolate and coconut oil together in a small microwave-safe bowl until mostly melted, about 1 minute. Stir, then microwave again until completely smooth, about 15 seconds more. 
    • Use a small sharp knife to cut out and remove a plug from the middle of each cupcake, making sure not to go all the way to the bottom and leaving a 1/4-inch border around the side (eat the plugs). Brush the holes with the melted chocolate and place in the freezer until the chocolate hardens, about 15 minutes. 

     


  3. Make 'blood' jam

    • Whisk together the jam, 1 drop of red food coloring and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until completely smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the jam into each of the chocolate holes; set aside. 

  4. Make cream cheese frosting

    • For the cream cheese frosting: Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the butter until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Scrape into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip. Pipe on top of the cupcakes so the jam is covered. 

     


  5. Decorate cupcakes with frosting

    • Poke 2 holes into the frosting on each cupcake using the end of a plastic straw to resemble vampire bites, making sure you hit the cupcake and not the jam-filled hole. Drizzle the remaining jam into the holes to resemble blood. 

     


Plate and Serve!

Plate and Serve!
Prev Recipe

Apple Spider Web Pops

Next Recipe

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
Categories:

Reviews

icon
Ingredients
icon
Share
Ingredients
  • Yields 12 cupcakes

  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour (we spoon flour into the dry measuring cup & level off)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar 

  • 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa powder 

  • 3/4 tsp baking soda 

  • 1/2 tsp fine salt 

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk 

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil 

  • 1/2 cup sour cream 

  • 1 tsp red food coloring (plus a drop for the filling)

  • 2 tsp cider vinegar 

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 

  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)

  • one 85 g semisweet chocolate bar 

  • 1 tsp coconut oil 

  • 1 cup raspberry jam 

     

  • cream cheese frosting:

    one 226 g package cream cheese (at room temperature)

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter (cubed, at room temperature)

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar 

     

  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

  •  a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip

  • a plastic straw

Nutrition
Share Recipe
Close

We use cookies to enhance your experience, for analytics and to show you offers tailored to your interests on our site and third party sites. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

By clicking "Accept", you agree to our use of cookies and similar technologies.