"Recipe for a small batch of 8-9 red velvet cupcakes. The softest chocolate cake and a creamy vanilla bean cream cheese buttercream...."
INGREDIENTS
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For the cupcakes:
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¼ cup butter, unsalted and softened
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½ cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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½ cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour, sifted if lumpy
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¼ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
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¼ cup dutch process cocoa, sifted if lumpy
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6 tablespoons buttermilk (¼ cup plus ⅛ cup)
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Red gel food coloring
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For the buttercream:
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¾ cup butter, unsalted and softened
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¼ cup cream cheese
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1-2 tablespoons sour cream
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2 cups organic powdered sugar
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½ teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 vanilla bean scraped
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