Tastes Like Christmas

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Isn’t it weird how some food make you think of a certain time of year. No matter what the weather is like, that taste takes you back to some other time and memory.

That is what happened with hubby and I ate these cupcakes. They taste like Christmas. We both said it after the first bite. I was somewhat surprised because the cookbook has a gingerbread cupcake recipe in it and I thought that would taste like Christmas and these wouldn’t, but they do. They are very good though!

Spice Cupcakes – 5 WW PTS with frosting (from Crazy about Cupcakes) makes 12
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup boiling water
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour – I use King Arthurs White Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat over to 350F. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.

In a small bowl combine the molasses and boiling water. Set aside.

In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add the egg to the creamed mixture. Beat well.

In a separate bowl combine the remaining ingredients.

Beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, alternating with the molasses mixture. Beat well after each addition.

Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters full. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan.

Cream Cheese Frosting (cheat version)
Mix 8 oz cream cheese with a tub of store-bought vanilla frosting.

Nutritional Information (please double check with your ingredients and serving sizes – I use this recipe calculator)
Cupcake: 142.7 Calories, 4.6g Fat, 28.1 mg Cholesterol, 213 mg Sodium, 209.4 mg Potassium, 22.8 g Carbs, 1.6 g Dietary Fiber, 12.3 g Sugar, 2.4 g Protein
WW POINTS = 3
Frosting: 67.2 Calories, 3.1g Fat, 3.3 mg Cholesterol, 56.9 mg Sodium, 4.4 mg Potassium, 9.1 g Carbs, 0 g Dietary Fiber, 8.5 g Sugar, 0.7 g Protein
WW POINTS = 2

Cupcakes, Dessert

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23 Responses to “Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Truffles”

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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — January 4, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I can’t barely bake so the idea of finding a creative way to use leftovers astounds me. This looks AWESOME!
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Maria — January 4, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Gorgeous truffles!
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Justin — January 4, 2011 at 5:34 pm

I love red velvet… these look amazing.
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Megan — January 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm

I’ll have to remember this… I often have leftover cake too. They looks so pretty!
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EliFla — January 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm

This is a very good recipe…thanks and happy new year, ciao Flavia
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Sue — January 4, 2011 at 6:03 pm

These are so pretty! Great for valentine’s day:)
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Blog is the New Black — January 4, 2011 at 6:14 pm

These look so wonderful! Love the vibrant red!
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ann — January 4, 2011 at 7:04 pm

These look so good. Wonderful idea.
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Tara — January 4, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Okay this is just hilarious! My grandma purchased a frozen Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake for Christmas. I took the remaining pieces home to make into balls, which we served at my new years eve party. SO good!
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Rhondi — January 4, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Amazing as usual! I tagged you on my blog to answer some questions:
http://bigmamashomekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-weekday-morning-routineand-ive-been.html

Have a great day! Rhondi
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Daisy — January 5, 2011 at 2:47 am

you are a genius! Such a great idea to use leftover and maintain portion control.
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KcomeKarolina — January 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm

oh they look so yummi!!!

xoxo from rome
K.
http://kcomekarolina.blogspot.com/
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Chelsea — January 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm

Such a good idea, these look so good! I love the red velvet and cheesecake combo. You’re blog is awesome 🙂
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We Are Not Martha — January 5, 2011 at 8:34 pm

Wow, these are so beautiful! Best way to use leftovers EVER! And who knew you could do so much with red velvet!

Sues
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Caroline — January 6, 2011 at 4:36 pm

It’s not over-indulging because you’re able to stop at one. I would probably have eaten half a dozen of them, they look so good! What a great way to jazz up ‘leftovers’!
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Boston Food Diary — January 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm

What a FANTASTIC idea!!!! These look beyond amazing!!
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Elina (Healthy and Sane) — January 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm

I remember the post about that cake. I really want to make it some day! The idea of turning some leftovers into truffles is pure genius! 😀
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Shannon — January 8, 2011 at 1:54 am

ooh, what a creative way to deal with the cake 🙂
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Bridget — January 9, 2011 at 4:51 pm

I’m picky about what I bring in to work too. It bugs me when people bring in things that are clearly gnawed on, you know? This is the perfect way to reportion leftover cake into easily sharable treats.
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Carolyn Jung — January 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Wives always know best! LOL
Glad you made him “eat” his words, so to speak. The truffles are so adorable and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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sheila @ Elements — January 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm

They’re adorable!!! They’d make a perfect Valentine treat too!!
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P way — October 15, 2014 at 8:07 pm

So…. Don’t mean to appear ignorant, but some of us have NOT made cake balls from left over cake, please be more specific in your discourse, please.
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Angela + Payton — October 1, 2018 at 6:35 pm

ummm this cake failed. We followed the recipe to the t and it deflated and tasted bad. This recipe was extremely watery and gross and soggy. It fell apart quickly. Thanks!