Bloody Red-Eyed Velvet Cupcakes #HalloweenTreatsWeek

“This post and recipe were created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek!

I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.”

Happy Halloween! It's October which means it's time for Spooky Season and this year's #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! #HalloweenTreatsWeek is hosted by Angie from Big Bear's Wife & its a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year's #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can't wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we're sharing!

For day two of #HalloweenTreatsWeek, I made red velvet cupcakes using a cake mix and lots of add-ins to make them taste fantastic. Then I make a yummy buttercream using Chocoley's White Chocolate in the frosting. I know cream cheese frosting is more traditional, but this buttercream will take your breath away (said with an evil laugh🤣) I also used Adam's Extract's red food coloring (that is one good red!) and Wilton's adorable bloody eyeballs! For the additional sugar, I used Dixie Crystals.

A tip, I started my red velvet cupcakes with a vanilla cake mix. Oh yes, I did!  Read on to see what else makes this a delicious red velvet cupcake!

Yield: 24

Author: Terri Steffes

Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

These cupcakes are perfect for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and the 4th of July!

prep time: 20 Mcook time: 30 Mtotal time: 50 M

ingredients:

• 1 box yellow cake mix plus 6 Tablespoons  flour
• 1/2 c granulated sugar
• 5 T unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 3  eggs
• 2 t vanilla extract
• 1/2 c milk
• 1 c sour cream
• 3 T Adam's Extractred food coloring

White Chocolate Frosting

• 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
• 12 oz  Chocoley white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 c confectioners' sugar
• 1 t Adam's Extract pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 t Adam's Extract peppermint extract

instructions:

How to cook Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place liners in cupcake tins.
3. In the bowl of your mixer, place the cake mix plus flour, sugar, sifted cocoa. 
4. Whisk to blend these ingredients together. 
5. Then add all the remaining ingredients. 
6. Begin mixing on low speed, increasing to medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. 
7. Beat at medium speed for 1 more minute (longer if using a hand mixer.
8. Scoop into cupcake liners and bake for 15-20 minutes.The cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean or with a just a few crumbs attached. Let cool for 10 minutes then remove cupcakes.

Frosting

1. In a large bowl beat the butter at medium speed until creamy. 
2. Beat in the melted white chocolate. 
3. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat at low speed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, until light and fluffy
4. Add 1/4 t Adam's Extract Peppermint Extract

NOTES:

Ten minutes of the cooking time is the cooling off period.

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Plus, don't forget that we have 6 (six) great giveaways for you this week thanks to our amazing sponsors!

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Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Texturra 7-Piece Bakeware Set

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Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam's Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop, Treat Street USA and Litehouse! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.

Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

• Pet Ghost Pudding Cups from Big Bear's Wife
• Hocus Pocus Cupcakes from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Monster Strawberry Cupcakes from 4 Sons R Us
• Chocolate Day of the Dead Cake from Pastry Chef Online
• Small Batch Pumpkin Cupcakes from Cookaholic Wife
• Bloody Red Eyed Velvet Cupcakes from Our Good Life
• Zombie Dirt Cups from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Cauldron Cupcakes from Jen Around the World
• Caramel Apple Blondies from Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats
• Candy Corn Sprinkle Cookies from Daily Dish Recipes
• Halloween Hash Snack Mix from Sweet Beginnings
• Caramel Apple Blossoms from For the Love of Food
• Hocus Pocus Cake Popsicles from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Ghostly Freakyshake from Lemon Blossoms
• Pumpkin Cheese Ball ~ Festive Halloween Cheeseboard from West Via Midwest
• Candy Corn White Russian from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Monster Pumpkin Spice Caramel Cream Cheese Dip from Katie’s Cucina
• Spiced Chocolate Monster Truffles from My Sweet Zepol
• Halloween Bat Sugar Cookies from Intelligent Domestications
• Bloody Good Cherry Chip Bundt Cake from The Baking Fairy