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Red Velvet & Brownie Cupcakes

June 5, 2014 by A Savory Feast 12 Comments

Red Velvet and Brownie Cupcakes

Craving a dessert that is over-the-top with flavor? This gorgeous cupcake layers brownie mix, red velvet cake mix and a tasty buttercream frosting! Because it’s made with mixes, it’s super quick and easy to whip up and tastes like you put a lot of time into it.

Cake Mix and Brownie Mix

You can pick whatever brownie mix you like, I used this Triple Chocolate mix from Duncan Hines. I love a good red velvet cake, and it tastes so good combined with the brownie mix.

Brownie Red Velvet Cupcakes

It’s crazy how RED the red velvet is when you mix it up! But after it bakes it turns a darker shade of red.

I also included the recipe I used for the buttercream frosting. You won’t believe how easy it is to make!

Here’s the recipe:

1 (18 oz box) brownie mix
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 (15.5 oz box) red velvet cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cups of oil

1. For the brownie layer: combine brownie mix, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of water and 1/3 cup of oil in a large bowl. Mix well.
2. For the cake layer: mix the cake mix, 3 eggs, 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup of oil in another large bowl. Mix well.
3. Place 40-45 cupcake liners in cupcake pans.
4. Pour brownie mix into each cupcake liner to fill it about 1/3 of the way.
5. Pour cake mix into each cupcake liner to fill it the remaining 2/3.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
7. Let cool and frost with butter cream frosting (see recipe below)

For the buttercream frosting:

1/3 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons milk, or enough to make smooth

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, salt and vanilla.
2. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time.
3. Add milk and mix until smooth.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: brownie cupcakes, brownie mix recipes, cake mix recipes, cupcake recipe, cupcakes, dessert, red velvet brownie cupcakes

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  1. Nicki Lewis says

    June 5, 2014 at 9:34 am

    It has to be good if it has butter cream frosting

    Reply
    • A Savory Feast says

      June 5, 2014 at 12:13 pm

      Butter cream frosting is my favorite!

      Reply
  2. Marti says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    OMG it’s a good thing I dont’ care for Baking because I would be all over these hahaha
    Marti

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    • A Savory Feast says

      June 5, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      The nice thing about this recipe is that you use a cake mix and a brownie mix, so it’s not much work!

      Reply
  3. Becca @ Heaven in a Dish says

    June 6, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Mmm, these look delicious! I love red velvet, so I can’t wait to try these!

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    • A Savory Feast says

      June 7, 2014 at 8:31 am

      I’m sure you will love them! Enjoy.

      Reply
  4. Amber says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    Okay, these look amazing…

    Reply
    • A Savory Feast says

      June 7, 2014 at 8:30 am

      They were! You should give them a try.

      Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    June 14, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    Ahh 2 of my favorite desserts IN a cupcake?! Love this!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!

    Reply
    • A Savory Feast says

      June 15, 2014 at 8:41 am

      I love combining two or more of my favorite things into an amazing new dessert! Enjoy.

      Reply
  6. Andrea B (@goodgirlgonered) says

    June 18, 2014 at 12:44 am

    I love cake mix recipes! They’re awesome – and these are no exception, they look really good 🙂 and I have totally pinned this! My husband is a big red velvet fan, so maybe I’ll make them for him.

    Reply

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