Red Velvet Cupcakes w/ Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter soft, plus 4 tbsp.
• 1/4 cup room temp shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp. Red gel food color

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 C soft unsalted butter
• 3 + C powder sugar
• 1 cup of cocoa
• 1/2 cup of cream cheese softened
• 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
• Caramel topping
• Hot Fudge topping
• Chocolate Pecan turtle candy

Instructions

Frosting Directions:

1. Cream the butter, cocoa, cream cheese and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
2. Add more powder sugar if the frosting is not thick: add 1/4 cup at a time
3. Once frosting is made then to decorate
4. Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a large tip.
5. Twist the open end of the pastry bag to pushing the frosting to the tip.
6. Start by frosting on the outside edge of the cupcake working to the center of the cupcake.
7. Drizzle the chocolate and caramel sauce on the cupcake
8. Garnish with 1/2 of a Chocolate pecan turtle candy
9. ENJOY!