Usually around the 4th of July we have a small neighborhood BBQ. My neighbor brought over these amazing cupcakes. When I asked for the recipe she sent it on over. When I saw it used a box mix I just about died I had not idea a cake mix could taste so amazing. So I decided these were totally blog worthy. Your family, neighbors or party goers will want the recipe!! Check out the recipe below and make a batch tonight!
Cream Cheese Cupcakes Recipe
Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Cuisine: dessert
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (about 1 cup), softened
- 2 egg whites
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12 count muffin tins with paper liners.
- 2. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, egg whites and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer, beat the ingredients until combined and creamy.
- 3. Add the cake mix, water and vanilla and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- 4. Fill the muffin cups to just below the rim and bake until puffed and golden, about 18 to 20 minutes.
- 5. Remove from the oven, let cool slightly in the tin then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack.
- 6. When cooled, frost with vanilla butter cream frosting (recipe below) or your favorite frosting.
- VANILLA BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
- 1 C. butter softened (2 sticks)
- 2 lb. powdered sugar
- ¼ + C. milk
- 1-2 t. vanilla
- ½ tsp. Salt
- opt: 3oz Cream cheese
- 1. In a mixing bowl combine the butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix, starting slow, until somewhat combined.
- 2. Start by adding ¼ C. milk and mix. Slowly add more milk, one or two tablespoons at a time, until the frosting reaches your desired consistency*. I also added 3 oz. cream cheese into the frosting by blending the butter and cream cheese first then adding the rest.
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Yum! The cream cheese sounds like the perfect addition. Thanks for the tip!
These look amazing. They will be a huge hit at my house. Saving them for my vacation!!
These sound wonderful and are so pretty! I think the pink frosting makes them extra-special. 🙂
These sound absolutely delicious! I’m pinning this to my “Baby Cakes” board.