Red Velvet Snowball Cupcakes
For all the coconut lovers out there, try our delicious snowball cupcakes, great for Christmas bake sales, or for treating family and friends.
For the cupcakes:
Plain flour
Egg
Vanilla extract
Buttery baking spread*
Cocoa powder, sifted
Baking powder
Red gel food colouring
White vinegar
For the icing:
Icing sugar
Butter
Full fat cream cheese
Desiccated coconut
*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread.
You will also need…
12 hole muffin tin and muffins cases
Step 1 of 4
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4. Place the flour, condensed milk, egg, vanilla, buttery baking spread, cocoa powder, baking powder, vinegar, and red gel food colouring into a bowl and beat...until light and fluffy.
Step 2 of 4
Spoon into the cupcake cases and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes until springy to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool.
Step 3 of 4
Beat the icing sugar and buttery baking spread in a bowl until light and fluffy, then add the condensed milk and cream cheese and beat until combined. Spoon or pipe tablespoons of the frosting onto the middle of the cake.
Step 4 of 4
While the icing is still soft, dip each top into the coconut (the icing will spread).
Look out for Christmassy sugar decorations or edible glitter for a really frosty snowy effect.
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Red Velvet Snowball Cupcakes
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
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Super Easy
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SERVES: 12
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
Plain flour
125gEgg
1Vanilla extract
1tspButtery baking spread*
85gCocoa powder, sifted
2tbspBaking powder
1½ tspRed gel food colouring
3-4 tspWhite vinegar
½ tspFor the icing:
Icing sugar
200gButter
55gFull fat cream cheese
20gDesiccated coconut
25g*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread.
You will also need…
12 hole muffin tin and muffins cases
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Method
Step 1 of 4
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4. Place the flour, condensed milk, egg, vanilla, buttery baking spread, cocoa powder, baking powder, vinegar, and red gel food colouring into a bowl and beat...until light and fluffy.
Step 2 of 4
Spoon into the cupcake cases and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes until springy to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool.
Step 3 of 4
Beat the icing sugar and buttery baking spread in a bowl until light and fluffy, then add the condensed milk and cream cheese and beat until combined. Spoon or pipe tablespoons of the frosting onto the middle of the cake.
Step 4 of 4
While the icing is still soft, dip each top into the coconut (the icing will spread).
Look out for Christmassy sugar decorations or edible glitter for a really frosty snowy effect.