14 Reviews of Bobby Flay Throwdown Red Velvet Cupcakes and Cream Cheese Icing

From: Lena2761

On Sep 28, 2008

These cupcakes are fabulous! I watched this Cupcake Throwdown on FoodNewtork and just had to try these. They are huge and definitely one is enough for two people. I love them. However, I followed the recipe from the FoodNetwork website and it calls for only 15 1/2 oz. flour (a little over 2 cups), so I'm not sure why this recipe says 3 cups. The frosting is to die for. I will definitely be making these again!

From: Shannyn

On Jul 24, 2008

These are 10 star cupcakes! I am not kidding! I have made this several times since they were shown on "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" and they are YUMMMY! I made them last year for my sons 2nd birthday. Everyone, including my mother who does NOT like cream cheese, enjoyed them. I did not however make them this year for his birthday - resulting in some very disappointed guests. The frosting is super rich - my friends and family refer to it to "Shay's (cause they dont know better!) 1,000 pound frosting"!! Make them, you wont be sorry!

From: Rachie P

On Jan 5, 2009

These are heavenly! I made them in a regular sized muffin tin for about 2 dozen cupcakes. They were a hit - I had people eating 3 and 4 cupcakes each! It was an easy to follow recipe, too. I am making these again, soon!

From: shimmerchk

On Oct 26, 2009

I made these twice to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong, and I have to say these were not great in our opinion. The best thing about the cupcake is that it is very most, otherwise it is lacking in flavor even after adding a bit more cocoa to my second batch. The frosting is okay, it just never had the correct consistency for me, too loose, even when adding less powdered sugar. It may be that the butter to cream cheese ratio is too high for my tastes. I must make a note that I used regular and not jumbo sized cupcake pans, and the batter baked up and over the cup, resulting in a strange crispy edge, even when I filled the cups with a little less batter for the second batch. I'll have to continue my search for the perfect red velvet cupcake unfortunately!

From: bigsolo

On Jun 1, 2009

I thought I would never find a cupcake recipe better than Kittencal's One Bowl Vanilla Cupcakes but I have! And this is it! Dont change anything in this receipe. It is perfect the way it is! Everybody loved the cupcakes, particularly all the Senior boys in Business Studies class

From: TaterBug! :)

On Jun 22, 2009

Wow! Yummy, best red velvet cake I have ever had.

From: kasey #9

On Jul 6, 2008

Made these for the July 4th holiday and sprinked with blueberries for patriotic treats. The tray was gone before I could even sit down! Just wonderful. Thanks for posting domesticgirly!

From: Mitra <3

On Jul 4, 2009

This recipe is awesome! I needed to make a red velvet cake and thought this recipe looked the best, and I was right! I followed the cake recipe, except I used only 1 cup of vegetable oil, 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and omitted the 1/8 cup water. I also used cake flour as opposed to all-purpose. For the frosting I only used 2 bars cream cheese, 1 1/2 bars butter, and 1/2 pound powdered sugar. With this I was able to fill 2 8" cake pans, 3 cupcakes, and had ample frosting. This cake is so moist and very delicious. Everyone raved about the cake at the party I brought it to and even non-cake eaters were going back for seconds! I cannot wait to make this recipe again to wow my crowd, thanks!

From: History Teacher

On May 17, 2009

This is the best cupcake recipe! I made them for my husband to take to work, and everyone couldn't get enough of them. The frosting is wonderful. Thanks so much for posting!

From: LJSteve

On Oct 5, 2009

These cupcakes are AWESOME. I took them to work and everyone fought over them. Cupcakes are moist and the frosting is absolutley the best! I'll definitely be making these over and over again.