red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Moist, delicious, wow-factor cupcakes. Decadent, classy and tasty! Perfect for a birthday celebration, or just because. If you want an intense chocolate flavor, add a little more cocoa powder. But this recipe is the perfect blend.
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yield
20 cupcakes
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Convection Oven
Ingredients For red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
- BATTER
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1 1/2 csugar
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1/2 cbutter
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2eggs
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2 1/3 cflour
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2 Tbspcocoa powder
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cbuttermilk
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1 1/2 Tbspred food coloring drops
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 tspwhite vinegar
- FROSTING
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1/2 cbutter, room temperature
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8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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2 12 cpowdered sugar
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1 tspvanilla extract
How To Make red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
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1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tin with cupcake papers.
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2Cupcake batter - In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
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3In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla extract and food coloring. Set aside.
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4In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
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5Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until fully incorporated.
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6Add about 1/4 of the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients, and blend to combine. Continue adding each and mixing until done.
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7Scoop into batter into cupcake papers, about 3/4 full.
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8Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
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9Remove from oven and cool for a few minutes, then transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack, and let cool completely. Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting.
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10Frosting - In a medium bowl, using your electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract.
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11Add the powdered sugar, and mix thoroughly.
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12Frost cooled cupcakes, and serve! If not serving right away, refrigerate until ready to serve, and keep leftovers in frig in order to keep frosting fresh.
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13NOTE: depending on how much frosting you like, you may need to make more. But this made and covered 20 cupcakes.
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