Cheesecake Stuffed Red Velvet Cupcakes
- FOR THE CHEESECAKES:
- 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs (3 Sheets)
- 1-1/2 Tablespoon Butter, Melted
- 1/4 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons, Divided
- 6 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/4 cups Sugar
- 1/4 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 Tablespoons Vanilla
- 1 whole Egg
- FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1/2 cups Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1/4 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 ounce, fluid Bottle Red Food Coloring
- Cream Cheese Frosting, To Frost The Cupcakes
- For the cheesecakes:
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl and press into the bottoms of a well greased mini muffin tin. Set aside.
- In a mixer, beat together cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Stir in yogurt, vanilla, and egg.
- Spoon onto graham cracker crumbs and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and place in the freezer for at least 1 hour.
- For the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and soda. Set aside.
- Blend egg, yogurt, and vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture. Alternately stir in flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in red food coloring.
- Pour batter into lined cupcake tins slightly less than halfway full. Place a mini cheesecake into the batter. Cover with batter to fill the tins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before frosting with cream cheese icing.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/cheesecake-stuffed-red-velvet-cupcakes/ (may not work)