Easy Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes

Jesse and Eliza's Mom's Note:

I got this recipe from http://www.glutenfreehub.com and wanted to share these wonderful little gems with everyone here! Because they really are a great cupcake, gluten free or not. My GF friend loves them (and so does my picky NON GF husband.) :-) (Note: I was able to find the Betty Crocker GF cake mix at Kroger).

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 24.0 cupcakes

• 1 (15 ounce) box betty crocker gluten free yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package chocolate-flavored instant pudding mix (Jello brand is gluten free) or 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package pie filling (Jello brand is gluten free)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (no substitues!)
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons red food coloring (McCormicks and Tones are GF)
• 8 ounces cold cream cheese (Philadelphia is gluten-free)
• 5 tablespoons softened butter
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine the first seven ingredients in a large mixing bowl at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. (The remaining ingredients are for the frosting!).
3. Once combined, spoon the mixture into muffin pans lined with cupcake liners. Bake for 16 – 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when you stick it in the center.
4. Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for five minutes, then carefully remove them and place them on cooling racks.
5. For the Frosting:.
6. Beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until combined (but do not whip). Add salt.
7. Gradually add powdered sugar with the mixer on slow until desired sweetness/texture.
8. These cupcakes should be kept in the refrigerator if they aren’t eaten within 12-24 hours due to the cream cheese frosting!

Reviews

[GFbrookecook]

I usually never take the time to sign in and review a recipe, but like the others on the review, I was so impressed by these cupcakes! Being new to gluten free, I had yet to find a tasty GF cake recipe until now... red velvet is my favorite! I ate 4 cupcakes the first night b/c they were so good. I also used a canned cream cheese frosting and they were wonderful! I plan on freezing half the batch w/o frosting wrapped in plastic wrap for when I am craving something sweet.

[CherryPlum]

These are FANTASTIC! So moist and wonderful. I think they are even better than the traditional wheat based ones I had in the past. I used Silk Pure Coconut instead of milk, low-fat sour cream and whipped cream cheese frosting. I figured it out to be 168 calories per cupcake!

[nsuitor]

Usually wouldn't take the time to review either, but these cupcakes are incredible. Wouldn't even know that its gluten free. Delicious, moist, and hard to have just one!