Description
Deliciously moist red velvet cupcakes topped with a creamy strawberry cheesecake filling. A perfect combination of rich, velvety cake and fresh strawberry-infused cheesecake filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- Prepare the red velvet cake mix according to package instructions.
- In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in chopped strawberries into the cream cheese mixture.
- Fill cupcake liners halfway with red velvet batter.
- Add a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of the batter.
- Top with more red velvet batter until 3/4 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool before serving.
Notes
- For an extra strawberry flavor, you can also top the cupcakes with fresh strawberry slices or a strawberry glaze.
- If you don’t want to use a box mix, you can substitute with homemade red velvet cake batter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18-20 minutes