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Doctor Who Blue Velvet Cupcakes

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients

For batter:

  • 1 package Duncan Hines Blue Velvet Mix
  • 1/2 tsp Royal Blue gel paste
  • 1/2 tsp Violet gel paste

For roux:

  • 5 tbs Flour
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • For cream:
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar

Instructions

Cupcakes

  1. Preheat over to 300
  2. Follow directions on Duncan Hines mix to make batter
  3. Add the two gel paste colorings
  4. If desired, add more gel for darker coloring
  5. Bake for 18 minutes at 300

Icing

  1. Heat milk on stove
  2. Slowly whisk in flour until dissolved
  3. Cool to room temperature
  4. Make cream by mixing butter and sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add vanilla to room temperature roux, then combine roux with cream and beat until like whipped cream
  6. Ice your blue velvet cupcakes and eat to your hearts' desires.

Recipe Notes

Despite using a blue velvet cake mix, this is not a chocolatey cupcake, so I'd recommend adding a tablespoon or so of cocoa powser.