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Dr Pepper® Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

October 1, 2016

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Tender, moist, and rich red velvet cupcakes, spiked with Dr. Pepper for ultra-unique flavor. These Dr. Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes are topped with creamy, fluffy, tangy cream cheese frosting, of course. No red velvet cupcake is complete without it! These Dr. Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes are absolutely killer!

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I say this every year, so you guys probably already know what I’m going to say, but this is my favorite time of year. I love football season, and I wait all year for it. I’ve been a huge football fan for years, and I look forward to rooting on my college team.  Football parties and get-togethers are such a big part of that. I revel in the camaraderie of rooting with fellow fans of my team, and I even enjoy talking to fans of other teams. College football wouldn’t be what it is without good rivalries.

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For the first day of college football season, we had pizza, actually. I also cracked open a few cans of Dr Pepper to go along with the pizza. I love that Dr Pepper has such an original flavor – there’s no other soda quite like it. It hits the spot for a refreshing drink when I’m watching college football.

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I wanted to round out the entire meal for football-watching, and I’m a baker and sweet-tooth at heart, of course, so we needed a dessert. I used a can of Dr Pepper to spruce up a red velvet cake mix for these Dr. Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes. I have several recipes for cola cake on the blog, and cola cake is a long-standing favorite recipe in my family.

I usually make it from scratch, and it’s typically with chocolate and cola. Instead of making the traditional version, I decided to use red velvet cake mix and Dr Pepper to come up with these Dr. Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes. The flavors together were delicious, especially when topped with my favorite cream cheese frosting.

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Food is such a big part of the football-watching experience for me, and I always look forward to planning football parties and get-togethers, and what food I’m going to make. These Dr. Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes were a great addition to our usual fare!

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Dr Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Red velvet cake mix cupcakes, spiked with Dr Pepper for unique flavor, and topped with my favorite cream cheese buttercream frosting!
Course Cupcakes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Author Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl

Ingredients

For Dr Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes:

  • 1 box red velvet cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 c. vegetable oil
  • 1 - 12 oz. can Dr Pepper

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1/2 c. butter softened
  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 2 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 - 2 tbsp. cream

Instructions

For Dr Pepper Red Velvet Cupcakes:

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and soda, stirring until combined.
  2. Place paper liners in 24 regular-sized muffin cups.
  3. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with cake batter.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  5. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
  3. If needed, add 1-2 tablespoons cream to achieve desired consistency. It should be thick and fluffy, but pipable.
  4. Pipe or spread frosting onto cupcakes.

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  1. Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says

    October 1, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    Beautiful! I’m watching college football right now, and NOW I’m craving a cupcake! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 2, 2016 at 1:23 pm

      LOL!!! Sorry to do that to you. Haha. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Stephanie says

    October 3, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    Oh my goodness… this look AMAZING! Definitely adding this to our next college football watching menu! #client

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 4, 2016 at 7:29 pm

      Definitely!! Thank you, Stephanie!

      Reply
  3. Alix @A Hedgehog in the Kitchen says

    October 22, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    5 stars
    We LOVE red velvet everything so much that even our wedding cake was a red velvet cake! Thank you so much for this lovely red velvet cupcake recipe! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 26, 2016 at 12:59 pm

      That’s awesome. It’s a top favorite of mine too, for sure. Nothing beats a perfect red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. Thanks, Alix.

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth says

    July 27, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    Will this work as a cake… or just the cupcakes?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 27, 2017 at 8:09 pm

      It will totally work as a sheet cake or layer cake too!! I would just make sure to adjust the baking times. It’s going to take a bit longer, of course!

      Reply
  5. Kerstern says

    June 14, 2019 at 7:33 pm

    What kind of cream are you referring to with regard to 1-2/TBS of cream…whipped, heavy whipping???

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      June 15, 2019 at 1:32 pm

      Yep!

      Reply
  6. L says

    February 13, 2020 at 5:14 pm

    Scrolled alllll the way down a food blog, for a box mix cheat recipe. Not cool.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 13, 2020 at 7:12 pm

      Many people LOVE cake mix and short-cut recipes! They’re some of my most popular here. If they’re not for you, then move along, as you probably have. But I don’t know why you’d rate a recipe you’ve never even tried…. that doesn’t provide valuable information at all about whether it turned out properly or not.

      Reply
  7. Kim says

    March 23, 2020 at 6:41 pm

    Could I add chocolate chips to your Dr Pepper red velvet

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      March 23, 2020 at 8:37 pm

      Yes, absolutely!

      Reply

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