Red Velvet Cupcakes with Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

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Not a fan! The cake has no flavor - like other reviewers have mentioned. I should have listened to the reviews! I am very disappointed with these. I am actually not serving them because they're not worth the calories. :(

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These cupcakes were so bland. The frosting was the best part. I used 3 cups of flour and 1/3 cup of cocoa powder so it can bring out more of a "chocolatey" flavor. Well, they were not good. I followed the recipe with just those 2 minor adjustments but i did not like the end result. I dont know what went wrong. I was in the hunt for a delicous red velvet cupcake that would not be too oily and sought out for this. Afterall, it came from an episode of Cupcake Wars. I guess the hunt is still on...

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I made these for some of my co-workers. I think the frosting is better than the actual cupcake. I didn't like the apple cider vinegar so next time I will just go with normal vinegar. I also added chocolate chips with the second batter and it tasted better. I had to make a second batter because I had so much frosting left over.

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I made these for a baby shower and they were delicious! Followed the suggestion and used 3 c flour and 1.5 cups buttermilk. Also used 1 tsp more of applesauce and the cake was very moist, but not soupy. Cut the frosting recipe to 8 TBS of butter, 16 ozs of cream cheese, 3 c of powdered sugar, 2 tsps of vanilla and would reduce to 1 or 1.25 tsp of almond extract. That would make the right amount of frosting for all the cupcakes. I think next time I'll use 1/3 c cocoa powder and it should be perfect! Didn't have all the fancy mixer setups and it still came out delicious. Now my "go to" cupcake recipe.

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Excellent recipe! Made it for a potluck at work and everyone loved it! No leftovers! The frosting recipe is enough for 1 1/2 batches so much went to waste. Also, the cupcake was a little dry so I adjusted the recipe slightly for the next time. When our director was thrown a potluck for a major achievement, she asked if I'd make cupcakes again and someone else asked for these. Used 3 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk; very slight adjustment and it was fantastic! The frosting is a huge hit too!

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I made this for my sons birthday party along with a tangerine cake. They were both a hit, but the cupcakes went really fast. Everybody that had one loved them!!! I will definitely use this recipe over and over again. Was absolutely delicious!!! I did cut the icing recipe in half and didn't have too much left over...

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I love this recipe! I used to have a go-to recipe for red velvet cupcakes but this is now my new go-to recipe! I love that you use more of the cocoa powder and get more of that chocolate taste in the cake part. The cake is really moist without being too oily. I love the almond cream cheese frosting - it's a very nice twist! I agree with the other people who reviewed this - there is wayyy to much frosting left over! Try cutting the frosting recipe in half unless if you want to use the leftovers for something else.

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I didn't make the frosting but I made the cupcakes. THEY WERE HORRIBLE. I don't know what went wrong, I followed the recipe exactly. maybe it's the combination of the applesauce and the buttermilk or the oil and applesauce? I don't know, but they baked up in a really odd way, and they don't taste like red velvet the slightest bit. They don't taste bad but they're definitely not good and not red velvet. I advise you don't make this recipe. I was very disappointed and will never use this recipe again.

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The Almond Cream Cheese frosting alone is delicious, but added to this red velvet, it just didn't go well together. The cupcake was also a hit or miss. some thought it wasn't red velvety and the others liked it, though thought it was a little dry.

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These cupcakes were a HIT!!! I'm making them for the second time in two weeks!!