Recipe: Red Hot Velvet Cinnamon Rolls with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

For the Cinnamon Rolls:

2 cups

Buttermilk (minus 2T)

2 tbsp

White Distilled Vinegar

1/2 cup

Vegetable Oil

1/2 cup

Sugar

2 oz

Red Food Coloring (or to the color of your liking)

Package of Active Dry Yeast (0.25oz Packets)

3 3/4 cups

AP Flour + ½C AP Flour

1/4 cup

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1/2 tsp

Baking Powder, Heaping

1/2 tsp

Baking Soda, Scant

1 tsp

Salt, Heaping

For the Filling:

1 cup

Butter, Melted or Completely Softened**

1 cup

Sugar

Generous Sprinkling of Cinnamon

For the Frosting:

8 oz

Cream Cheese, Room Temperature

2 cups

Confectioners’ Sugar

Cinnamon (to your liking)

1 stick

Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature

1/2 tsp

Vanilla

Festive Valentine’s Day Sprinkles & Crushed Red Hot Candies, For Decoration