Red Velvet Rocky Road Cupcakes| Make a all time favorite semi homemade version of the best Red Velvet Rocky Road Cupcakes.  Because nothing beats a Red Velvet Cupcake piled high with chocolate mousse, marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts and drizzled with a chocolate glaze!  This recipe is quick and easy to make.  With only a few ingredients (that I bet you already have on hand) you can create a delicious dessert.  No one has to know that they started with a cake mix, but if they did they wouldn’t care!

No fancy piping tips for this cupcake!  All you need is an ice cream scoop.  If you are having a hard time finding a red velvet cake mix, you can also use a milk chocolate cake mix; add a one ounce bottle of red food coloring to the batter and you’ll get the same result as a red velvet cake mix.  By keeping a few ingredients on hand you can have these cupcakes ready in minutes.  Perfect for last minute entertaining or for taking to the office and giving to a sick friend.

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Red Velvet Rocky Road Cupcakes

Yield: Makes 12 Cupcakes

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 13 minutes

Total Time: 33 minutes

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Ingredients

For the Red Velvet Cupcakes:

• 1 (15.25 ounce) box red velvet cake mix
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs

For the Red Velvet Mousse:

• 1 (8 ounce) tub cool whip
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 2/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts

For the Chocolate Glaze:

• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 ounce semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

For the Red Velvet Cupcakes:

1. Heat oven to 350°: line muffin tin with 12 muffin cup liners.
2. Reserve 1-2/3 cups light packed cake mix (dry).
3. Beat remaining cake mix, the water, oil, and eggs: beat until smooth.
4. Fill muffin cups to HALF full.
5. Bake for 13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Cool on cooling rack in muffin cups.

For the Red Velvet Mousse:

1. While the cupcakes are cooling, mix together the cool whip and dry cake mix; until well combined. Fold in marshmallows, chocolate chips and walnuts.
2. Using a ice cream scoop, place a heaping scoop of the mousse on top of the cupcake.
3. Drizzle with chocolate glaze.

For the Chocolate Glaze:

1. Heat heavy cream, butter and semi sweet chocolate chips in microwave until melted and smooth. (About 30 seconds)

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