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red velvet cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup unsalted butter [1stck]
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp distilled white vinegar
  • Red food colouring
  • 16 ounces of cream cheese
  • 3 cups of confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  •  Using cupcake liners, line a cupcake pan and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the butter, oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and vinegar in a mixer with a paddle attachment. There may be lumps in the mix.
  •  In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while the mixer is on low speed. Mix until smooth and there are no more lumps, but don’t mix too much.
  •  Stir the food colouring according to your preferences. As a result of the cocoa powder, the cupcakes will be dusty red in colour. So you can omit the cocoa powder if you want bright red cupcakes.
  • Fill the liners about two-thirds of the way. For mini muffins, bake for 11 minutes and turn the cupcakes over halfway through. For regular-sized muffins, bake for about 20 minutes, turning them over halfway through. Put a toothpick into the cupcakes to see if they’re done. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done.

Cream cheese frosting

  • To create cream cheese frosting, add butter and cream cheese in a mixer and beat on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy and all of the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Using the mixer on low speed, gradually add confectioners sugar until the frosting is creamy and fluffy. Finally, add vanilla and stir for a few seconds until blended.
  • Frost cupcakes
Keyword: Cupcakes, Red Velvet Cupcakes