Description
Spooky and delicious Red Velvet Vampire Cupcakes with a bloody raspberry filling and classic cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Halloween parties, kids’ treats, or a gothic-inspired dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring, plus a drop for filling
- 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- One 3-ounce semisweet chocolate bar
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 cup raspberry jam
- 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In one bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, sour cream, red food coloring, cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Combine the wet and dry mixtures. Stir gently until just combined. Divide the batter evenly into the prepared muffin liners.
- Bake for 16–18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate and coconut oil together in the microwave until smooth. Cut small plugs from the top of each cooled cupcake. Brush the inside of these holes with the melted chocolate and place the cupcakes in the freezer until the chocolate is set.
- Mix the raspberry jam with a drop of red food coloring and a little water to achieve a ‘bloody’ consistency. Fill the chocolate-lined holes in the cupcakes with this jam.
- Prepare the frosting by beating the cream cheese until fluffy. Add the butter, then gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Pipe the cream cheese frosting over the jam-filled cupcakes.
- To create the vampire bite effect, use a straw to poke two small holes into the frosting. Drizzle a little extra raspberry jam into these holes so it oozes out like blood.
Notes
- For a deeper, more intense red color, use gel food coloring instead of liquid.
- Freezing the chocolate-lined holes before filling with jam helps prevent the jam from leaking out.
- Store any frosted cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg