Description
Indulgent red velvet cream cheese muffins blend Southern charm with rich, velvety textures. Creamy filling and crimson cake create a delightful breakfast or dessert that will satisfy sweet cravings perfectly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups (220g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (25g) cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120ml) buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food coloring
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 375°F and prepare a muffin tin with paper liners, ensuring even spacing for uniform baking.
- Cream Cheese Filling: Whip cream cheese with sugar and vanilla until silky smooth, creating a luxurious core for the red velvet muffins.
- Dry Ingredients: Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together, eliminating potential lumps and creating a refined dry mixture.
- Wet Ingredients: Blend vegetable oil, buttermilk, food coloring, and eggs until a consistent crimson mixture forms, incorporating all components seamlessly.
- Batter Assembly: Fold wet ingredients into dry mixture with minimal stirring, maintaining a light and airy texture that prevents dense muffin consistency.
- Filling and Baking: Layer batter halfway in each liner, add a dollop of cream cheese filling in the center, then cover completely with remaining batter, ensuring the filling is fully enclosed.
- Baking Process: Place muffin tin in preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick that should emerge with minimal moist crumbs.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven and let muffins rest in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, allowing the structure to set and flavors to develop.
Notes
- Prevent Lumpy Batter: Sift dry ingredients thoroughly to eliminate clumps and ensure a smooth, silky texture in your red velvet muffins.
- Gentle Mixing Technique: Fold wet and dry ingredients minimally to avoid overworking the batter, which can create tough, dense muffins with a heavy crumb.
- Cream Cheese Placement: Use a small spoon to center the cream cheese filling precisely, creating an even, delightful surprise in every bite.
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Bring eggs, buttermilk, and cream cheese to room temperature for better incorporation and a more consistent muffin texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 43mg