Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients

Serves: 11

Cooking time: 45 minutes

• 1 packet butter cake mix, prepared according to packet instructions
• 1 tsp rum essence
• 2 tsp red food colouring
• 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
• 100g unsalted butter
• 75g cream cheese
• 175g icing sugar, sifted

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170˚C.
2. Beat the butter cake mixture with the rum essence, food colouring and half the vanilla until smooth.
3. Spoon into 12 lined ½ cup muffin moulds. Bake for 18-20 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
4. Combine the butter, cream cheese and remaining vanilla in a bowl and whip with hand beaters until very smooth.
5. Pipe cream cheese icing on 11 cupcakes. Crumble the remaining cupcake onto the icing, then serve.