Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe

Many of you may be wondering what red velvet cupcakes are. Well basically they are cupcakes made with butter milk and they are mildly chocolate flavoured. They are also died red, hence the name red velvet. When I gave these cupcakes out some people thought there was blood in there so they would also be great for Halloween if they had a creepy decoration on top! Then icing is a cream cheese butter cream which goes perfectly with the mild chocolate sponge.

Ingredients for 12 Red Velvet Cupcakes-

Red Velvet Cupcakes-

• 125 grams sifted cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 grams cocoa powder
• 57 grams unsalted butter
• 150 grams granulated white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 120 ml buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon liquid red food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 113 grams cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 30 grams icing
• 80 ml cold heavy whipping cream (double cream)

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4

• Line a 12 hole muffin tin with the cases.
• Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the 1 egg mix well after.
• In another bowl sift flour, cocoa and baking powder together. Then add salt.
• In a bowl whisk the red food colouring with butter milk.
• Then alternately add the flour, cocoa powder mixture and coloured milk to the butter and sugar.Begin and end with flour. Mixing well each time.
• Then in a small cup mix the baking soda and vinegar. Let it fizz them fold in to the cake mixture.
• Quickly 3and evenly fill the tin and then bake until for 18-22 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
• Remove cupcakes form the in and place on a wire rack and cool 30 minuets before icing.
• For the Cream Cheese Frosting-
• With an electric mixer beat crem cheese until smooth.
• Add vanilla and icing sugar bit by bit until smooth.
• Add more sugar as needed.

Now serve, and enjoy! I hope you like the Chocolate Cupcake Recipe.

Happy Cupcaking

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